U know the best part is when a Pakistani thinks himself so Arab to downgrade India especially when his own country has similar or worse condition than India.
And we all thought they were moving out....And many people putting that forward even as an argument?!
US 'to expand' 2015 Afghanistan combat role
Most US troops are leaving Afghanistan at the end of the year
US troops in Afghanistan will be allowed to target Taliban fighters in Afghanistan from 2015, US officials say, expanding their role after the end of major combat operations.
Guidelines approved by President Barack Obama will also provide air support for Afghan missions, US media report.
The US force in the country is be cut to 9,800 by the end of 2014.
Previous plans had limited their role to training Afghan troops and tackling the remnants of al-Qaeda.
The military will now be allowed to fight the Taliban if the militants "directly threaten the United States and coalition forces" or provide "direct support to al-Qaeda", an unnamed official told US media.
The Associated Press and the New York Times say the change has been quietly decided by President Obama in recent weeks.
Coming home
In September the new Afghan government, led by President Ashraf Ghani, signed a security deal allowing US troops to remain in the country beyond 2014.
Under a separate agreement, a number of Nato members - including Germany, Turkey, Italy - will contribute to a 12,000-strong force that will train and assist Afghanistan's security forces.
The US deployment is due to be reduced by half again by the end of 2015.
Nato - which had about 50,000 troops in Afghanistan in early 2014, mostly from the US - has been steadily withdrawing them, handing over control to local security forces.
Mr Ghani was sworn in as Afghanistan's new president in September, replacing Hamid Karzai in the country's first democratic transfer of power.
Mr Karzai had refused to sign the security deal, in part because the US sought immunity from prosecution for its forces.
BBC News - US 'to expand' 2015 Afghanistan combat role
Not me many PDF Indians were telling me they are moving out stop bringing them in as examplesNOW............Did you really believe 'that story'?
Not me many PDF Indians were telling me they are moving out stop bringing them in as examples
You really think so? So it wasnt America literally begging us to help control the situation and that Karzai as well??Did the Indian members say that?
OTOH, it was the pksitan pdf members who kept saying:......wait for Uncle Sam to go, then we're gonna get you.
But as I explained earlier (on this thread and many times on other threads) that all other Neighbors/stake-holders in Afghanistan were not really waiting for the Americans to quit!
ONLY one entity was........to get a free run and then take over as Thekedaar again.
oh my !!!! I was unable to see such a generous and caring side of India... Would you care to explain the reasons behinds this kindness towards a country that's not Hindu and doesn't even share a border with you guys..Bhutan , Nepal and many African countries like Somalia are more needy but ain't t getting such generous attitude.
Lets wait and see...lets hope no more shit, killings and war craps...enough is enough!That was because you had posited yourself as the Thekedaar and Chacha Sam 'had bought that story' then.
Very different scenario now (its been like that for quite some time, now ai'nt it), so the script has changed.....even the Stars have been changed...... The Soap Opera seems to be heading for a different ending now!
script had to be changed 'cause of low TRP for the past year or so. Now that the script has changed... it's only going to get more interesting... & this 'saas bahu' serial is only going to keep the audience in tenterhooks. Sudden twist will bring back the attention once again... & the role of each actor will be re-jigged!That was because you had posited yourself as the Thekedaar and Chacha Sam 'had bought that story' then.
Very different scenario now (its been like that for quite some time, now ai'nt it), so the script has changed.....even the Stars have been changed...... The Soap Opera seems to be heading for a different ending now!
Even with all our current hundreds thousands troops from NATO and several western and non western countries present in fighting the taliban/insurgents today, we are still struggling/havent been able to readicate them. So how do you think 9000 soldiers are going to make any difference.
thats where you guys fail.you guys bring religion into everything.but then again,Bhutan and Nepal gets more than we give to Afghanistan.they're like our states,no border,gets whole lot of subsidies in various sector and enjoys defence and others co-op...
we're doing more than what your tiny brains are capable of thinking to get rid of poverty.looks like few guys in PDF worries much about our poverty and toilet issues than we do..
some myth getting circulated in Pakistani circle..
we've our share of economic and strategic relationship with Afghanistan just like we've with other countries.but Afghan development gets a key position in Indo-Afghan relationship.can't help you if you can't digest it.
you shouldn't worry about what kind of Afghanistan India wants.its clear from their leader's speech.you should worry about what kind of Afghanistan Pakistan wants..liberal??Islamist??free from corruption and terrorism??or volatile,just like mid 90s..but one thing is assured.this time,it'll not be easy for Pakistan to make inroads in Afghanistan,and whole lot of trouble to put leverage on it.Pakistan wants to take Russia some role in Afghanistan,its like bringing another enemy into the s
cene.strikingly,India enjoys worm relationship with all the parties involved in Afghanistan,while Pakistan....
It has effectively become a paranoid national security state, a superpower on a slow steady decline.
