Comments on: Notes from Afghanistan

By: JB

JB — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:25:19 +0000

Amen Brother! PASHTUNS UNITED! May we InshAllah be one again!

By: Abdullah

Abdullah — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:12:06 +0000

I wouldn’t wish it on any one Razavi saheb, keep sending the poor men’s children to war like Sufi Mohammad while you enjoy your latte with your beautiful English but ugly words.

By: Mustafa Razavi

Mustafa Razavi — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 03:59:18 +0000

Keep repeating that mantra but do catch the last C-130 out of Bagram concentration camp or you would join Najibullah.

By: Aj

Aj — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:00:29 +0000

same was the situation till 2001. but nobody bothered to have a look. everyone out of us trusted what western media told us, that TALIBANS are savage ppl. Now look what we have done

By: Enlightened

Enlightened — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:32:49 +0000

Afghan Taliban has survived the onslaught of the Western forces for more than a decade not only through its resilience but also of support from Pakistan. The author’s apprehensions regarding history repeating itself is quite true and Pakistan might feel the heat if the future Taliban regime in Afghanistan refuses to tow its line and try to enforce its religious agenda through their brothers across the border resulting in more blood-shed across the country. However, it is unlikely that the military top brass would now change its decades old strategy now since it would lead to confrontation with both Talibans which it wants to avoid at any cost but this may have catastrophic effects for the future.

By: Dr Khan

Dr Khan — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:42:37 +0000

why do we interfere in our neighbor internal matters? why don,t we let afghans to decide who should rule them? Who the hell are we to decide taliban are good for Afghanistan? We want democracy, free media, modern education etc. for ourselves but when it comes to Afghanistan we take a U-turn and support taliban. If you dig a well for others there is always chances you will fall in it. And we already have fallen in that well. For god sake leave afghan solve their problems by themselves.

By: karman

karman — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:15:30 +0000

very correct…i have moved across kabul , n Afghans have understood the game…they want properity , education for themselves . Somehow they are attracted towards a lot to India…which is odd condidering that they are distant from India geographically …

By: Junaid Hashmat

Junaid Hashmat — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:37:34 +0000

Out of frying pan into the fire. Russians, Pakistani and now American puppets.

By: asjad

asjad — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:11:02 +0000

The rise of Taliban is inevitable given the strength and resilience they enjoy. Indifference of the West or USA makes no difference. The wise thing being pursued in Afghanistan now is an inclusive approach towards Taliban since the exclusive and repulsive strategy has failed. Talibans must be subsumed into the power-sharing structure side by side with other political parties. Every society has a concoction of right and left extremes but both compete and cooperate to represent each segment of the society. Left can never survive eliminating the right completely and the vice-verse. Future of Afghanistan is bright but in a cocktail of several power houses.

By: Guest63

Guest63 — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:15:02 +0000

With reference to COAS Gen Kiyani’s last outburst on the Country’s situation and a candid admission that mistakes have been made by all institutions ! I think if he does another such sermon and openly admit that the top brass’s assumptions and presumptions for the decades about the Strategic Depth Scenario towards Afghanistan , Was a failure and this is out of the equation now , Many Many Problems the nation is facing would be helped out to solution . Does COAS has that courage or does the top brass has that courage ( its on record stated by the COAS that the head speaks out of collective wisdom and thinking ) , Only time has to tell us .