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Well, I am not inclined to refute your understanding of the history of Afghanistan. However, I suggest you factor in this information from Wikipedia: The supplying of billions of dollars in arms to the Afghan mujahideen militants was one of the CIA's longest and most expensive covert operations.[110] The CIA provided assistance to the fundamentalist insurgents through the Pakistani secret services, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), in a program called Operation Cyclone. At least 3 billion in U.S. dollars were funneled into the country to train and equip troops with weapons. Together with similar programs by Saudi Arabia, Britain's MI6 and SAS, Egypt, Iran, and the People's Republic of China,[6] the arms included Stinger missiles, shoulder-fired, antiaircraft weapons that they used against Soviet helicopters. Pakistan's secret service, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), was used as an intermediary for most of these activities to disguise the sources of support for the resistance.I was in Afghanistan in 1971. It is the most barren, ugly and backwards country on the face of the earth. Other than to stop al-Qaeda, I cannot why any country would want to conquer, assist, or even affiliate with Afghanistan.
Well, I am not inclined to refute your understanding of the history of Afghanistan. However, I suggest you factor in this information from Wikipedia:
The supplying of billions of dollars in arms to the Afghan mujahideen militants was one of the CIA's longest and most expensive covert operations.[110] The CIA provided assistance to the fundamentalist insurgents through the Pakistani secret services, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), in a program called Operation Cyclone. At least 3 billion in U.S. dollars were funneled into the country to train and equip troops with weapons. Together with similar programs by Saudi Arabia, Britain's MI6 and SAS, Egypt, Iran, and the People's Republic of China,[6] the arms included Stinger missiles, shoulder-fired, antiaircraft weapons that they used against Soviet helicopters. Pakistan's secret service, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), was used as an intermediary for most of these activities to disguise the sources of support for the resistance.
I was in Afghanistan in 1971. It is the most barren, ugly and backwards country on the face of the earth. Other than to stop al-Qaeda, I cannot why any country would want to conquer, assist, or even affiliate with Afghanistan.
