For many around the world who consider the United States to be all powerful, the ignominious end to the war in Afghanistan, the harried withdrawal of US troops, and the swift takeover by the Taliban were shocking sights to behold. While horrifying images of Afghans desperately trying to flee the capital city of Kabul have gradually faded from the news cycle, many crucial questions still need to be answered. What was the 20-year war really about? How credible is the US claim that its withdrawal from Afghanistan is part of a larger foreign policy shift to focusing on the “China challenge”? What future lies ahead for the people of Afghanistan and the Taliban? And how are Afghanistan’s neighbors, including Russia, China, Iran, and Pakistan, responding to the US withdrawal?
In Part I of this extended interview, TRNN contributor Radhika Desai and Melkulangara Bhadrakumar dissect the history and aftermath of the US war in Afghanistan. A former career diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service for three decades, MK Bhadrakumar was stationed in the former Soviet Union as well as South Korea, Sri Lanka, Germany, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, and Turkey. After retiring from his last post, he has been a prominent writer and analyst, focusing on India’s foreign policy as well as regional and global affairs, particularly relating to China, Russia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and South Asia.
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The autopsy is simple, the war was for money laundering at 300 million dollars a day for 20 years. Just like in Vietnam. Mission accomplished, war mongers won everyone else 0
If could be won if you wiped Saudia Arabia instead of IraQ & Afghanistan in the first place.
Its always a pleasure to read and listen to ambassador, his keen observations on the region and beyond does help to cut through the fog. Delhi can take some cues from this, but they are living in an alternate reality, bound to happen when one starts to beleive their own lies and myths.
Very insightful interview, thank you both!
I am for peace not war
We are all a bunch of tools and fools for the f**ken NEER-DO-WELLS!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T_ABk0GDwco&feature=youtu.be
The US wasn't in it to win it in the traditional sense. Where they won was in the huge amounts of wealth that went from the US Treasury and from Afghanistan's natural resources into the pockets of government reps, officials, the MIC and its contractors and the myriad of hanger on leeches that sucked a ride on the back of "democracy" and regime change!
There is no war.
Its about the US INVADING and militarily occupying another nation in another region of different religion.
At its core…RACISM.
You dont see the US invading other Caucasian Christian white-skinned nations.
Brilliant 👏🏿 👏🏿
America planned 911 so that tbey could invade Iraq, Iran, North Korea etc.
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Dr. Bhadra forgot to mention that the Northern Alliance took over after relentless bombing by the US; they should not have been surprised by the US landing their troops.
War is all about resources for the rich
The USA government and military are evil murderers
There was no intention to win this or any war!!!!
Just keep them (wars) going
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It's a win for the Americans stealing money from the US military budget!! Merica!!
Started based on a lie – pretty much every war is created to rally the citizens support – if there weren’t peace protests the USA would still be in Vietnam
all those who died for bush's wars died in vain for the banksters.
disgrace of the axis of evil Governments (USA, Israel the Zionists , Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt , Sudan, Morocco, the Zionist Palestinian Authority “Abbas and his group”), The United Nations, the Security Council, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Arab League, NATO) and their allies (Barzani Kurds and Baathists and Wahhabis, Muslim Brotherhood, and Nusrah and the Lebanese Forces Party and ISIS and Qasad, and Al Qaeda and Sunni and Shiite Muslims clients CIA and MOSSAD hired)
America went into Afghanistan with no plans or future ideas, they basically used the entire 20 Years to spread Billions in Illegal money & weapons to the very people who overran the country.