Pakistan believes Russia’s military action in Syria against ISIS helpful

[Meengla]

We didn't have any other option brother. Back then our support to the taliban was rather circumstantial. We had nothing to do with the eruption of a civil war and the surge ethnic violence in Afghanistan. Instead of forming a national unity government, the newly victorious mujahedin started to fight each other for the throne of kabul. We even tried to extinguish these flames, see the Peshawar Accord of 1992 . However, the increase in ethnic violence against pushtuns fueled the taliban movement. Our support for the pashtun taliban was based on the demographics of our own country. Many of our own tribals went to kandahar to fight along side their pashtun brethren. Our choice was made for us and back then all groups, including northern alliance adhered to the same twisted ideology.

I agree ,we have finally started to make decisions based on our national interests alone. However, we cant be more vocal and we must tread lightly when it comes to Syria. Since many of our friends and close partners have opposing views and conflicting interests in that region. Its quite a tricky situation.

p.s and btw did you now that from 1990-1994 both Pakistan and Iran were backing the same in coalition in the battle of Kabul. Iran backed Gulbudin Hekmatyar via Hizbe Wahdat (shia based group with was allied with hekmatyar). Hekmatyar also fled to iran in 1996. We were initially on the same page.But abdullah shah Masoud's alliance with india forced us to join taliban.

One of the best posts which covers a lot in so few words... It can be made a "Sticky" in an appropriate PDF forum.

 

[The Vicious Kind]

One of the best posts which covers a lot in so few words... It can be made a "Sticky" in an appropriate PDF forum.

I am already thinking about writing a detailed piece on this subject. People dont know ,why we had to support them. There are a lot of interesting stuff , like many of the current afghan leaders , were at each others throat. Many even backed taliban.

 

[Falcon29]

Dude you are pretty misinformed, US and many other military heavily uses TOW missile. They are pretty expensive. Syrian don't know how to fight. Infact, most people in Arab countries don't even know basic hand to hand combat techniques, forget about fighting a guerrilla war.

I agree they are incompetent, however most people exaggerate these weapons effect.

 

[I S I]

Khwaja Asif nooni looni commenting on Russian actions in Syria, now thats funny ! Its like me commenting on life on Mars.

Had hai bhai.

 

[beast89]

lets not forget the pakistan taliban are buddies with the syrian rebels and al nusra also rebels buddies are al qaeda. Can't allow wahhabism to come to pakistani shores en masse. Let the pawns of israel get roasted by russian jets.