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Also to be considered is the reality on the ground of the realignments of the last decade, where the Russians have gone to do business with Pakistan because of India’s decision to go with the Americans to buy their defense equipment. In the 90’s, the Pakistani’s fought against the Russians because they were being backed by the Americans, but today that relationship is also strained because of the US-India strategic partnership. As we speak, the Americans are standing with their ship on the coast of Kerala and are jointly conducting a Naval exercise with India called the Malabar Exercise.
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The alignments have changed, the fight has changed, but what remains elusive to the Afghans, is the peace they long for. Will the world be able to deliver it that peace? This is something the world has to decide. The Afghans themselves, after decades of turmoil, have been weakened and continue to rely on foreign funding, as their economy hasn’t been able to realise its dreams. The more the fighting, the more they will go back to pre-2001 days. The result will finally be the same - fighting, refugees and trillions of dollars of money made by people and given to the government in the form of taxes, going to the dustbin.
Kunduz may just be a microcosm, but it represents a much larger failure in how we plan, strategise and execute military operations in foreign lands.
Also to be considered is the reality on the ground of the realignments of the last decade, where the Russians have gone to do business with Pakistan because of India’s decision to go with the Americans to buy their defense equipment. In the 90’s, the Pakistani’s fought against the Russians because they were being backed by the Americans, but today that relationship is also strained because of the US-India strategic partnership. As we speak, the Americans are standing with their ship on the coast of Kerala and are jointly conducting a Naval exercise with India called the Malabar Exercise.
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The alignments have changed, the fight has changed, but what remains elusive to the Afghans, is the peace they long for. Will the world be able to deliver it that peace? This is something the world has to decide. The Afghans themselves, after decades of turmoil, have been weakened and continue to rely on foreign funding, as their economy hasn’t been able to realise its dreams. The more the fighting, the more they will go back to pre-2001 days. The result will finally be the same - fighting, refugees and trillions of dollars of money made by people and given to the government in the form of taxes, going to the dustbin.
Kunduz may just be a microcosm, but it represents a much larger failure in how we plan, strategise and execute military operations in foreign lands.
