03.1.002.019 Afghanistan

Afghanistan has proven difficult to conquer for British, Russians and Americans. Strong conflicts between many groups of people makes it difficult to govern the country. Without central authority not even “divide and conquer” will work. Mountainous terrain gives advantage to guerilla warfare.
US supported the Taliban attacks against Soviet. Now Pakistani support Taliban against Afghan government.
2017 there were still 13000 foreign troops in A., officially fighting the Taliban.

The Soviet war in Afghanistan started in 1979
Basically the Afghan government called for Soviet help.
Soviet involvement was induced by the US:
Brzezinski: Yes. According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahiddin began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan on December 24, 1979. But the reality, closely guarded until now, is completely otherwise: Indeed, it was July 3, 1979 that President Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. And that very day, I wrote a note to the president in which I explained to him that in my opinion this aid was going to induce a Soviet military intervention [emphasis added throughout].

Ref   Brzezinsky
The Mujahideen received Stinger missiles from the CIA. Bin Laden probably also received these missiles. Like Saddam Hussein, Bin Laden had to be killed quickly before he started telling the world about his connections with the CIA. The Stingers have been considered a terrorist threat, but none have brught down civilian aircraft.

 
 
The US war started in 2001 after 9/11 terror attacks. There was a hunt for Bin Laden but it has not been verified that he was behind the attacks. He was not charged with the attack by the FBI:

The US attack on Afghanistan was motivated by the 9/11 attacks. However, the attackers were Saudis.
Bin Laden assassination
 
 
 
The Swedish involvement started under the UN (ISAF) but is now under NATO (Resolute Support Mission) command
Five Swedish soldiers have died, two probably by Swedish bullets. (DN paywall, link not investigated). Swedish troops have unofficially claimed to have killed 20 Afghans.
2002 (start of Swedish mission) – 2014:
5 died, 31 wounded
cost: SEK 9 billion
The terrorist attack in Stockholm 2010 was partly motivated by the Swedish involvment in the Afghan war. ref
Mannen hänvisar till svenskarnas tystnad över den svenske konstnären Lars Vilks teckningar av profeten Muhammed, den svenska militära insatsen i Afghanistan och säger att “nu ska era barn, döttrar och systrar dö lika som våra bröder och systrar och barn dör [sic]”.
 
Två av de länder från vilket den svenska massinvandringen är som störst är Syrien och Afghanistan.
 
 
Om någon amerikan åtalas i ICC så hotar Bolton med sanktioner mot ICC och även att åtala deras domare och åklagare!
The United States threatened Monday to arrest and sanction judges and other officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it moves to charge any American who served in Afghanistan with war crimes.
“We will ban its judges and prosecutors from entering the United States. We will sanction their funds in the US financial system, and we will prosecute them in the US criminal system,” Bolton said.
inquirer
rappler

Kabul (AFP) – A Taliban delegation has met with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar to discuss ending the Afghan conflict, the militant group said Saturday, the first time either side has officially confirmed talks.
The direct negotiations — a longstanding Taliban demand — were held as Khalilzad seeks to coordinate efforts with regional countries, including Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, to convince Afghanistan’s largest militant group to engage in talks.
The meeting with Khalilzad and other American officials took place in Doha on Friday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement.
Taliban and US negotiators discussed a “peaceful end to the invasion in Afghanistan”, Mujahid said, referring to the US-led intervention in 2001 that toppled the Taliban regime.
yahoo
“Kriget i Afghanistan – Historisk seger för talibanerna och nederlag för USA” … och Sverige

Skönt om det blir slut på kriget. Verkar meningslöst. Summa fem stupade svenskar, varav två föll för svenska kulor, tror jag.
Några kallar visst landet för “imperiernas kyrkogård”. Britter (Kabul 1842?), sovjeter och nu USA har bitit i sanden.
“Amerikanerna har klockorna men vi har tiden.” sade talibanerna. Verkar stämma.
Har det kommit några nyheter från de svenska trupperna på sistone? Vi kanske bara följer USA:s beslut om deltagande?

En känd general och Kandahars säkerhetschef dödade. Det verkar ännu inte helt fastställt att Kandahars guvernör är död. Talibanerna hade infiltrerat livvakten.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/top-afghan-official-killed-shooting-general-unhurt-181018122339127.html

The most elite US-trained forces in Afghanistan suffered a devastating defeat to the Taliban in what’s often referred to as the country’s “safest district” over the weekend, yet another sign the war is a lost cause.
Over 30 of the US-trained commandos were reportedly killed in a district that is “famous” for how peaceful it is.
The Taliban has made major gains over the past year or so, and controls or contests 61% of the country’s districts.
http://uk.businessinsider.com/us-trained-forces-in-afghanistan-suffer-major-loses-to-taliban-2018-11?r=US&IR=T

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