They have been “dumping” bricks in Delhi–ever since President Obama announced his withdrawal plan from Afghanistan, sugar coated with a temporary surge. The brick analogy is valid in Delhi. The words “Exit Strategy” must have hit the likes of Shashank Joshi and his acolytes like a ton of bricks. 2011 must have sounded like the Mayan calendar’s prophecy of the end of a calendar (era) or the end of time. Hardly had Delhi recovered from the insult of a “naheen-na-no-nyet-nada-non” on operationalization of the 123 Nuclear deal, that Mr. Manmohan Singh had to hear the bad news from Washington. The Bharati media was still incensed about the American refusal to support Bharati quest for a seat on on the UNSC. Now they must prepare for the inevitable–cutting down to size the plans of Delhi to reach Central Asia.
‘A victory for the Taliban in Afghanistan would have catastrophic consequences for the world, particularly for South Asia, for Central Asia, for the Middle East. Religious fundamentalism in the ’80s was used to defeat the Soviet Union. If this same group of people that defeated the Soviet Union now defeats America, this would embolden them in a manner which could have catastrophic consequences for the world at large. Prime Minsiter Singh
This is exactly what Delhi faces in the next couple of years. The Obama announcement about leaving Afghanistan, talking to the Tlaiban and making peace with the Taliban has sent chills up the spine of the Prime Minister. Can he fathom the new reality in West Asia?
The exit strategy for America is also the exit strategy for Bharat (aka India) from Kabul. As Mr. Kazai begins to pack his bags–the Bharati ambassador will be packing his. Of course the withdrawal will take time–if it ever really does materialize–but the fact remains that the Condaleeza Rice inspired dreams of Bharat are taking a nose drive like its ill fated Mig 21s (flying Coffins).
The aggressive US posture in Pakistan, and the drone bombing, and the 30,000 surge was the last hurrah of a dying regime in Kabul. RAW agents and Karzai apparatus can do only so much damage. CIA operatives can do only so much.
The [Indo-US] defence partnership is no more than a framework, valid for 10 years, with a formal agreement still in the future. With New Delhi playing negotiating hardball, it will take years to negotiate the agreements that are needed for real partnership. The End User Monitoring agreement, a political minefield for any Indian government, has been finalised painstakingly. Another political hot potato, a Logistic Support Agreement (LSA), remains to be hammered out; so does a Communication and Information Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA). A formal defence pact can materialise only upon this foundation.
Only after that, for all its political impetus, will the US-India relationship begin to give India what it most urgently needs from the US: high technology. So far, the message has not flowed down from the top floors to the functional levels of the US State Department, the Pentagon and the Department of Commerce, which issue the licences needed for exporting sensitive technologies.
This is especially so with the inwardly focused Obama administration, which does not view India from the balance of power perspective of the Bush-Rice regime. India remains a fellow-democracy, something greatly cherished in the American psyche; and a lucrative market, something that America loves even better. But New Delhi remains marginal to Washington’s immediate foreign policy challenges. Ajay Shukla Business Standard
Indian policy makers have come to a rude awakening. The earth has shifted underneath them. We have been reporting the imminent demise of the Karzai farce for weeks and months. The inevitable is happening. After spending one Billion Dollars in Afghanistan the Indians have nothing to show for it except the blood of innocent people in hospitals in Peshawar and hoteliers in Islamabad.
The disappointment that tinged this conclusion stems from a tendency to measure the success of visits in terms of big-bang agreements. Phrases like “common ideals”, “shared values” and “vibrant linkages” that filled the Obama-Manmohan joint declaration are considered useful preambles; but observers want the real stuff as well. However, this time round, with a “Global strategic partnership”; a “New framework for the US-India defence relationship”; and the “US-India civil nuclear agreement” already delivered, there wasn’t much left to sign. Ajay Shukla Business Standard
India with dreams of super power status is the biggest loser in this peace deal. The 107 “Consulates” should be packing their bags. One cannot imagine any circumstance where the current level of Indian influence has any staying power in Afghanistan. The 10,000 Indian soldiers ostensibly there to protect their construction workers will have to go back where they came from. The construction work will be slowed down and wound up. The Indian presence follow the same residence that allowed Lord Curzon to pursue a policy of On to the Oxus, but had to retreat after the defeats at Maiwand etc. The Indian delegation had to pack up its bags and leave Kabul after the Soviets left Afghanistan. A similar fate awaits India.
For the bulk of the Indian strategic community, the unthinkable is happening – the prospect of an Afghan settlement involving the Taliban is increasing. From all accounts, the Taliban appear edging closer to the Afghan capital and tightening their control in the provinces ringing Kabul.
Indian policymakers, who have been bogged down in the labyrinthine passage of the Indo-US nuclear deal, need to take note that the ground is dramatically shifting. Regional security is set to transform. Several factors call for reckoning. First, there is cause to worry about Washington’s attention span in the period ahead to press ahead with the Afghan war.
…The Taliban today operate in virtually every Afghan province. They have the capacity to mount sustained offensives. It has created a parallel government structure. Pamela Constable, correspondent of The Washington Post and old hand on the South Asia beat, wrote recently: “In many districts a short drive from the capital, some of them considered safe even six months ago, residents and officials said the Taliban now control roads and villages, patrolling in trucks and recruiting new fighters.”
Tariq Ali didn’t mention Maulana Fazlur Rahman, but New Delhi knows how farcical it would be to remain in the grip of paroxysms of nervousness about the redoubtable Islamist leader. India’s apprehensions withered away once the Maulana, variously described as the “Father of the Taliban”, began visiting India. Equally, India needs to do some “out-of-the-box” thinking about the Taliban Indian Ambassador Bhadrakumar Asia Times
Pakistan will have to tread carefully. An overly aggressive policy in Afghanistan will rankle many of the powers to be. Slowly but surely, the Durand Line has to be erased, and the inevitable union between Afghanistan Pakistan will emerge.
President Zardari recently visited Tajikistan and agreed to build a rail and road network from Dushambe to Gwader. This surely did rankle feathers in Delhi. The Bharati defense establishment is in a tizzy. Unable to come up with a proper reply, they are going through the motions of a diplomatic response. Since Russia brokered the deal between Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan, Delhi is unable to undo the alliance. Premier Singh could not go to Dushambe so the Delhi bureaucracy did the next best thing, they are sending President Pratibha Patil’s to visit to Tajikistan on September 2. Pakistan cannot remain impervious to the threat of spread of challenges from Afghanistan to neighboring countries. It has been very active indeed
Delhi is fishing on troubled waters seeking alliances with countries way beyond its shores. Foreign interference, regional rivalry, Bharati dreams of hegemony play active parts in Delhi’s designs. For Bharat the violent manifestations of separatism and extremism add to the potential for instability beyond the Amu Darya and the Kabul river– in Central Asia.
The visit of the Ms. Patil provides a rare backdrop to pin Bharati thoughts on Delhi’s approach to regional security issues in South and Central Asia. Bharat which was ascendant in its relations with the Central Asian Republics a decade ago and made some huge inroads into Tajikistan. It is now a bystander as it watches Tajikistan slip away to the various interests arrayed in front ot is. The region is still caught in the vortex of security problems and threats that may appear temporary of episodic but are real, formative and more complex than anyone could imagine. The West sees the biggest threat to regional stability originating from Afghanistan. However the regional view is different. Tajikistan sees a local insurgency and Uzbekistan is threatened by the IMU. The militancy is intermingled with the activities of radical extremists and drug traffickers.
Regional radicalism, local insurgencies, revolutionary zeal, are huge problems in Central Asia. Simultaneously a high level of strategic and geographical uncertainty has dogged the region for some time. Paradoxically this instability stems from big power rivalries exacerbated by the multiple invasions of Afghanistan and the ongoing war on terror. Oil remains the prize for all the energy starved nations surrounding Central Asia. The Black gold gives the region the focus that it doesn’t want. Its importance as a major source of oil and gas props it up as an alternative to the volatile Middle East and Caspian regions. Russia’s status as a regional power and a source of energy to Europe has made the regions security more complex.
The major powers of the world Russia, the US and China are competing to consolidate their hold on the region through complex matrix of relationships that simultaneously inculcate competition and promote cooperation at the same time. This concept of ChiUSA, ChiRussia, AmeriChin and AmerRussia makes the situation more complex. The strategic rivalry disguised as cooperation is worsening security in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan with a huge spillover in Pakistan. As local Tajik militants threaten Tajikistan’s dictators the house of cards in Central Asia seems ready to implode like the USSR slipped into chaos for a decade. This strategic uncertainty has humongous implications for the world and the region.
Pakistan is not averse to being the promoter or participant in a competing efforts. In fact Pakistan was very active in Central Asia right after the imploding USSR had left a huge vacuum north of the Kabul River. Pakistan is affected by the ongoing struggle for spheres of influence between the pro-Russian and pro-American vectors or among contending programs for the region. The Russian energy plans compete with the US Greater Middle East plans. The rise of Red China andAmerica’s new banker mingles with the the EUs expansion. The rise of Muslim parties in Turkey have brought it into the game also. A hint of irredentism can be seen in the moves by Ankara. Turkey sees Pakistan as a strategic partner for increasing its influence in its former countries. The IMU and other groups in the region are pressing for the inevitable integration of the region. It would be best for all players to peacefully support a democratic Central Asia rather than set up dictatorships that are more aligned with the Western powers. The West and Russia can support a Pro-Western democratic Central Asian Union or it will have to deal with a Anti-Western totalitarian Caliphate.
The international players involved in the region are supporting the regions fragile stability but may face a backlash akin to the Iranian revolution. The current American policy focuses on drawing the Central Asian countries into its sphere of influence. It is looking at stabilizing Afghanistan, pacifying Pakistan and neutralizing Iran. As the US nears a peace deal in Afghanistan it surely rankles Indian feathers in Delhi. Any movement towards peace is seen with suspicion by the pundits of the Ganges.
Is the Bharati President’s visit to Tajikistan largely ceremonial? Some would like to think so. Many in Delhi would like to see Pratibha Devisingh Patil consolidate the two bases in Tajikistan and ensure that the deal with Pakistan does not jeopardize Bharati interests in Tajikistan and the region. Bharat is jittery about Pakistan simultaneously appearing on several templates in South Asia, Central Asia, and the Greater Middle East. The Bharati discussion on the decade old Afghan war was narrowly focused on an Anti-Pakistan agenda. It failed to see the hidden American agenda of the Afghan war–encroachment into Central Asia. Egged on by the Bush Administration in the post 911 era Bharat tried to become a regional player. That regional play painted a target on Delhi. Bharati assets in Central Asia are now seen as interference in the big power play between Russia and the US. Russia sees Delhi with suspicion because it has become too close to America. The US on the other hand sees Bharati moves as competition. America’s latent agenda is not hidden anymore. The core agenda of GWOT was and remains the pursuit of Plan of a New American Century (PNAC) and global domination . Many Neocons see it as the unfinished business of the Cold War. Many analysts will see 2008 as the year of Cold War 2.
The appointment of U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Robin Raphel as a member of the Richard Holbrookes team is a ominous sign for Delhi and a good omen for Pakistan. On October 28th 1993, Robin Raphel stated that Washington did not recognize the Instrument of Accession to India as meaning that Kashmir is not forever more an integral part of India. She expressed the view that the whole of Kashmir is disputed territory, the future status of which must be determined in accordance with the wishes of the people of Kashmir.
Her appointment is the clearest signal yet of the US rapprochement with the Taliban and gives us an inkling to the American Exit strategy which was publicly announced by President Brack Obama and is being openly discussed in the US Congress. The opinion polls surely show a trend whereby neither the the American public nor the US Congress will not tolerate a perpetual mimetic warfare in Afghanistan. Mr. Raphel enjoys privileged access to the Taliban leadership in Qandahar. This is deja vu repetition of the 90s. History repeats itself. The Taliban was seen as a solution by the CIA. Congressman Rohrabaker was instrumental in setting up the Taliban to bring security to Afghanistan. The plan had worked. However the Neocons in the Bush Administration wanted a war and show th world that America could occupy and create new realities in the region. Many contend that the 2nd nuclear bomb thrown on a distraught and surrendering Japan was lobbed on Nagasaki as a warning to Russia, not as an assault on Tokyo. Many see the attack on Afghanistan and the destruction of a Russian ally–Iraq as warning to a resurgent Russia and a rising China. The games with the Taliban have already begun. The surge was the first play in an Exit strategy. Mr. Raphel has openly and actively campaigned for the Talibans unique credentials as an indigenous force capable of stabilizing Afghanistan, which posed no real threat to world or American security.
It is obvious that America has wanted to strategically dominate Central Asian even before 911. Does NATO have an open-ended stay? Will NATO expand to include Pakistan within its fold? The writing is on the wall . The U.S. is unable to win the war in Afghanistan without Pakistan. It tried it for a decade. It did not work. The US used Bharat to counteract Pakistani moves and wanted to gobble up Afghanistan like Puerto Rico and Hawaii. It did not work. In a post American Spanish war, the US had annexed the Philippines and had to regurgitate the country and accept it as an independent state, after losing 20,000 soldiers. Now in a change of policy, the US wants to do the same in Afghanistan. It want to stabilize Afghanistan by pacifying Pakistani fears. Bharat has been asked to curtail the activities of its consulates. The US is also encouraging the NATO-Pakistan partnership. NATO ties with Pakistan which were on a medium-term basis seem to be going beyond the Afghan war. Bharati analysts wonder how a NATO with Pakistan and Turkey would manage the interests of Delhi.
China, Russia and the US all feel threatened by the radicals in AfPak. The only way to reduce the simmering temperatures in the Hindu Kush is to include the Pakistanis. This is a lesson learned by two great powers of our time. The rehabilitation of the Taliban in a setup in Kabul and its inclusion in mainstream Afghan politics is not only on the anvil, it is going to be one of the results on the “elections”. Gulbuddin Hikmatyar’s Hizb e Islami is a major player in the Afghan majlis. Mr. Karzai has promised is the inclusion of the moderate Taliban in the government. Bharat sees the inclusion of the Taliabn without its formal disarming, as a clear and present danger to its interests in Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Bharat is trying to do the calculus and factor in what the ascendance of its nemesis in the region will entail for its security. Delhi is unable to learn a lesson from the fact that King Zahir Shah is dead. Bharatis unable to see the writing on the wall–”All roads to Afghanistan lead through Islamabad”.
As the U.S. political engagement of the Taliban gains traction and as a new government in Kabul tries to include the Talibs into its for, Washington will surely expect New Delhi to keep the Bharati profile in Kabul below the parapet. These contradictions present Bharat with huge challenges. For the first time in a decade Bharatis confronted India with a regional security paradigm with contradictory tendencies. Bharat has to keep the lines of communication open with Pakistan.
The Bharati president’s visit to Dushanbe takes place at a critical juncture when several tectonic plates are converging together will full force. The blind men in Delhi and those who travel with Ms. Patil cannot hear the inevitable earthquake. The deaf in Delhi cannot see the U.S. creating a new power equation in Kabul which includes the Taliban.
Admiral Mullen, Richard Holbrooke, Genral McChrystal, and all the half dozen envoys to AfPak seem to be discussing and end to the war in Afghanistan and serious engagement with the Taliban. After a brilliantly successful operation which culminated in the decapitation of the TTP, the British just ponied up an additional $800 million for the rehabilitation effort in Swat. The Foreign Secretary David Miliband underscored the reconciliation with the Talibs in his recent speech at the NATO headquarters.
Just brining the Talibs into Kabul will not solve everything. Afghanistan is a multi-ethnic country and it is effected by its neighbors. The IMU and the Tajik rebels are also key stake holders in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Can Washington count on Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to acquiesce to the process? It would be to American interests if a democratic dispensation is placed in Dushambe and Tashkent. Pakistan is rooting for reconciliation with the Talibs. Sensing victory the Talibs are a bit reluctant. The ISI and the Pakistani government has openly offered to help the US in bringing the Talibs to the table if the US sequestered Bharati involvement in Afghanistan.
Uzbekistan is important to peace in Afghanistan as it lies just north of the Amu Darya (known as the Oxus during the reign of Lord Curzon) . Pakistan is critical for peace in the Pakhtun heartland. Iran in important in Herat. All of Afghanistan’s neighbors, including Iran have to buy in to the new dispensation. This includes Dushambe in northern Tashkent in Northwestern Afghanistan and Islamabad in southern and eastern Afghanistan.
Bharat faces a complex regional security challenge. Pakistan has a huge advantage in the endgame in the Afghan war. It has correctly anticipated the the inevitable shift in the regional alignments. It clearly sees the picture as the U.S. presses ahead with its long term strategy in Central Asia. Mr. Zardari’s recent visit to Tajikistan was a clear indication of far sightedness. The visit also produced some tangible results. Hooking up Dushambe to the warm waters of the Arabian sea world surely put a smile on the ghost of Catherine the Great. She had told her progeny to extend Russian links to the ocean. Pakistan’s smart geopolitical positioning is now paying dividends. Islamabad is in the driver’s seat. It can take advantage of an intense US desire to leave Afghanistan with a face-saving ”victory”. Islamabad has checkmated Bharat which had seemed to control Afghanistan. Delhi overplayed its hand by sending in its army of mercenaries which caused havoc with normal life in Pakistan. Bharati grandstanding on Mumbai and its interference in Tibet and Xinjiang created a Chinese backlash which forced the US to ask Delhi to cool its jets.
Bharat’s plans to paint Pakistan into a corner seem to have backfired. Most countries supported Pakistani efforts in Swat and want it to continue the eradication of the evil doers. The Pakistan Army is taking its time. Pakistan’s burgeoning ties with the Turkey and NATO seem to be a virtual U.S. guarantee against any coercive diplomacy on Indias part. Islamabad’s an all-weather friendship with China keeps Bharat out of the loop. Mr. Zardari’s active regional diplomacy with Iran kept Bharat out of the energy grid. The Pakistani machinery’s partnership with the Central Asian States with active participation of Russia are a brilliant move which caught Delhi off-guard. Pakistan has a geographic advantage. It lies between, Russia, China and Afghanistan. It has become a key interlocutor for regional countries. Energy and the Talibs make it an indispensable player in the region. Iran, has learned its lessons from the 90s. By fighting Pakistan and supporting the Northern Alliance for a decade it locked itself out of Afghanistan. Tajikistan sits on a powerder keg. Uzbekistan faces huge issues with the IMU. All these factors make Pakistan indispensable to the region.
The frontline Central Asian states, Russia and Iran are under compulsion to seek out Pakistan as an important interlocutor in seeking a practical solution to the issues affecting their national security. Turkey, Iran and Pakistan have reignited the ECO as a regional mechanism to bring peace and stability to the region. All countries of the region including Russia and China have formed bilateral and regional formats for engaging Pakistan on all fronts. Pakistan remains an irreplaceable ally for the U.S. To achieve its goals in Central Asia the U.S. is obliged to strengthen Pakistani military capability. Pakistan continues to take a nuanced approach towards the various militant groups that threaten Indias security. Islamabad is careful in not confronting American interests directly. At the same time it is pushing its own agenda at its own pace. Delhi watches on the sidelines. The bluster from Delhi is just a show of pomp–full of sound and fury–signifying nothing.
President Zardari recently visited Tajikistan and agreed to build a rail and road network from Dushambe to Gwader. This surely did rankle feathers in Delhi. The Bharati defense establishment is in a tizzy. Unable to come up with a proper reply, they are going through the motions of a diplomatic reponse. Since Russia brokered the deal between Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan, Delhi is unable to undo the alliance. Premier Singh could not go to Dushambe so the Delhi bureaucracy did the next best thing, they are sending President Pratibha Patil’s to visit to Tajikistan on September 2. Pakistan cannot remain impervious to the threat of spread of challenges from Afghanistan to neighboring countries. It has been very active indeed
Delhi is fishing on troubled waters seeking alliances with countries way beyond its shores. Foreign interference, regional rivalry, Bharati dreams of hegemony play active parts in Delhi’s designs. For Bharat the violent manifestations of separatism and extremism add to the potential for instability beyond the Amu Darya and the Kabul river– in Central Asia.
Once the US forces leave Afghanistan, Bharat will have to pack its bags quickly and make a hasty exit from the graveyard of empires. Like their ancestors, Abdali and Ghaznavi, the Taliban really hate Bharat. Nightmare scenario for India in Kabul: The Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
The inevitable is happening. After spending one Billion Dollars in Afghanistan the Indians have nothing to show for it except the blood of innocent people in hospitals in Peshawar and hoteliers in Islamabad.
India with dreams of super power status is the biggest loser in this peace deal. The 107 consulates should be packing their bags. One cannot imagine any circumstance where the current level of Indian influence has any staying power in Afghanistan. The 10,000 Indian soldiers ostensibly there to protect their construction workers will have to go back where they came from. The construction work will be slowed down and wound up. The Indian presence follow the same residence that allowed Lord Curzon to pursue a policy of On to the Oxus, but had to retreat after the defeats at Maiwand etc. The Indian delegation had to pack up its bags and leave Kabul after the Soviets left Afghanistan. A similar fate awaits India.
For the bulk of the Indian strategic community, the unthinkable is happening – the prospect of an Afghan settlement involving the Taliban is increasing. From all accounts, the Taliban appear edging closer to the Afghan capital and tightening their control in the provinces ringing Kabul.
Indian policymakers, who have been bogged down in the labyrinthine passage of the Indo-US nuclear deal, need to take note that the ground is dramatically shifting. Regional security is set to transform. Several factors call for reckoning. First, there is cause to worry about Washington’s attention span in the period ahead to press ahead with the Afghan war.
…The Taliban today operate in virtually every Afghan province. They have the capacity to mount sustained offensives. It has created a parallel government structure. Pamela Constable, correspondent of The Washington Post and old hand on the South Asia beat, wrote recently: “In many districts a short drive from the capital, some of them considered safe even six months ago, residents and officials said the Taliban now control roads and villages, patrolling in trucks and recruiting new fighters.”
Tariq Ali didn’t mention Maulana Fazlur Rahman, but New Delhi knows how farcical it would be to remain in the grip of paroxysms of nervousness about the redoubtable Islamist leader. India’s apprehensions withered away once the Maulana, variously described as the “Father of the Taliban”, began visiting India. Equally, India needs to do some “out-of-the-box” thinking about the Taliban Indian Ambassador Bhadrakumar Asia Times
Pakistan will have to tread carefully. An overly aggressive policy in Afghanistan will rankle many of the powers to be. Slowly but surely, the Durand Line has to be erased, and the inevitable union between Afghanistan Pakistan will emerge.
India a secret player in Afghanistan: Bases—Lashkargarh, Qushila Jadid,Khahak,Hassan Killies. We published the breaking news in July, when Indian soldiers were ready to go to Kabul: Anti-ISI Campaign unleashed. We published the real reasons behind the bombing of the Kabul Embassy. Kabul bombing: Ruse to send Indian troops to Afghanistan? We analyzed the situation from a historical perspective. The Singh Doctrine Fails to achieve Akhand Bharat. This Rupee News story analyzes Lord Curzon’s “On to the Oxus” policy and its final retreat to “back to the Indus”. The India Doctrine considers Afghanistan as part of the Indian sphere of influence. Authors from Bangladesh barrister Munshi, and Dr. Isha Khan have recently written about the “India Doctrine” which discusses the Indian plans to recreate Akhand Bharat.
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Despite an overwhelming body of evidence, the media is not reporting the facts.Pakistan’s National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) submits proof of Indian RAW involvement in terror bombing in Pakistan. Blunt message to New Delhi to stop! The News of Marines is hidden.America’s Secret war in Pakistan-MSNBC uncovers Marines with long beards and without uniforms
Now because of the dire situation in Afghanistan, the number being proposed is much higher. UK Brig. Smith: “We’re not going to win this [Afghan] war”
Rupee News has already reported that the Indian analysts are predicting a cacodemon situation for India in Kabul. Nightmare scenario for India in Kabul: The Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
- Anatomy of Indian Intelligence Services and Alliances
- RAW facts on South Asia- India fails to occupy countries.
- LTTE was created by India
The basic implication is that most of the NATO and ISAF forces will withdraw from Afghanistan. When the Soviets withdrew it took the Afghans a decade to purge Afghanistan of the remnants of a decade long Soviet Occupation. It may take the Afghans a bit longer. Mr. Karzai surely will either be hanging from the nearest tree or enjoying life on one of the islands that he has purchased for himself.
“Whenever the wind stops howling over the mountains of Tora Bora, a deep, rich chuckle can presumably be heard echoing down the valleys. If he is still alive, nobody will be enjoying the plight of America more than Osama bin Laden. The anarchic carnage in the American financial and political system brings in sight a humiliating withdrawal and defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq. It even raises the possibility of the final collapse of the evil empire which Osama forecast.” British columnist Neil Lyndon
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The emerging “Leave Pakistan to Afghanistan” strategy goes mainstream–Extricating the US from the Lost in the Khyber 
Rescueing the Pashtuns of Afghania from Afghanistan 
Unite! Erase the Durand Line
Solution: Fixing “AfPak” expedites the inevitable union between Pakistan & Afghanistan 
AfPak countercurrents beyond the Oxus to AfPakAzUzbKazTurkKyr-istan
