US INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN
September 11, 2001 :
- Al-Qaeda operatives hijaked four commercial airlines, crashing them into the World Trade Center. None of the nineteen hijakers were Afghan nationals
- Weeks after the attack United States announced that U.S forces had launched attacks against the terrorrist group and taliban targets in Afghanistan.
October 7, 2001 :
- Supported by the British, US military began its bombing campaign against Taliban forces. This bombiung resulted in the devastating loss of thousands of Afghan Civilians lives.
May 1, 2011 :
- Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, responsible for the 9/11 attacks, is killed by U.S forces in Pakistan. One of America's close political ally at the time.
The U.S Withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of inefficacious war
February 29, 2020 :
- US and Taliban sign peace agreement. This agreement only ensured Taliban's cease-fire with the US, while relatuons between the Taliban and Afghans remained limited to. killings, terror and destruction.
April 14, 2021 :
- Biden Decides on complete US withdrrawl bvy 9/11. the renainning 3500 troops in Afghanistan will be withdrawn regardless of whether progress is made in intra-Afghan peace talks or the Taliban reduces its attacks on Afghan security forces and citizens.
CONCLUSION:
For the past 20 years, the US has spent around $1,000 billion, lost thousands of its soldiers, killed countless Afghan civilians, and displaced nearly 4 million Afghans. What for ? To make peace with the enemy they had created in the first place and wanted to eliminate. In the end to leaving Afghanistan in the same, if not worse, situation than they started with.
The making of Taliban // Who made Taliban?
What’s most despairing is that we cannot simply pinpoint anyone. Our killers aren’t just one, the ones behind our ruin are sadly not just non-Muslims.
From 1979 up until 1989, Afghanistan was invaded by the Soviet forces creating mass destruction mercilessly. Left their landmines for our Afghan children to fall prey to. To combat this, the US felt fit to appoint the Taliban jihadists, getting their training from the Arabs and the neighboring Afghans had placed their whole trust in. This decision was made for Afghanistan, as America could not allow the Soviets to take control over Central Asia- this would’ve been the case because of Afghanistan’s geographical stance.
Of course, the Afghan government also had its selfish gains to be fulfilled, therefore, they also deceived the people for which the price is hefty and is still being paid.
As the Taliban got out of control after having a taste of “victory” and being the powerhouse of Afghanistan, Americans lost control over them.
This means they had to fight and tame the evil they had created in the first place. As history unravels, Pakistan was a trusted face, so the Afghans welcomed their fighters with open arms hoping their hearts were of Muslims so they wouldn’t wrong us to this extent; sadly we were proven awfully wrong.
What to do now? // what's the solution?
We must stop turning to others for assistance, stop waiting for help to arrive. It is us against all, we must act and we must help now. Addressing the ongoing racial attacks, we must refrain from causing further problems for our Afghans residing in Pakistan and Iran. We must also take into consideration the fact that we’re Muslims and how we carry ourselves, how we retaliate has an immensely daunting effect on our dearest Afghans faced with these atrocities. As angry and helpless as we may feel right now, it is very human to lose touch with your sanity, please focus on your mental health and check up on your friends and family. It is a devastating and most painful time for us all but, this too shall pass.
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