Afghan quagmire

Afghan quagmire

Persons

 * , the last king of Afghanistan

Chronology

 * , 1926–1973
 * , 1973–1978
 * , 24 December 1979 – 15 February 1989
 * , 1978-1992
 * , 1992 - 1996
 * , 2001 - 2002
 * , 2002 - 2004



News

 * 21 Aug 2021, Economist.com, The Taliban are back in town - From Saigon to Kabul: what America’s Afghan fiasco means for the world, The defeat in Afghanistan is, like that in Vietnam, a turning-point. Many fear America’s foes will be emboldened; others hope it will now be more able to confront them.
 * 07 Sep 2021, Economist.com, The Taliban announce Afghanistan’s new government, The day-to-day business of governance will be a trickier matter
 * 28 Aug 2021, Economist.com, Good news for global jihad - America’s flight from Afghanistan will embolden jihadists around the world, Even if the Taliban do little to help other fighters, their success is an inspiration
 * 28 Aug 2021, Economist.com, After Afghanistan, where next for global jihad?, The biggest danger is in poor, unstable states where insurgents already control territory
 * 26 Aug 2021, Slaughter in Kabul - Suicide bombings hit Kabul as America scrambles to leave, Islamic State has inflicted the worst loss on American forces in a decade. On August 26th a British minister warned that intelligence pointed to “a very imminent, highly lethal attack”. Alas, it came later that afternoon.
 * 25 Aug 2021, Economist.com, Henry Kissinger on why America failed in Afghanistan, It was not possible to turn the country into a modern democracy, but creative diplomacy and force might have overcome terrorism, says the American statesman
 * 24 Aug 2021, SkyNews, Anti-Taliban resistance: What's happening in the Panjshir Valley?, "I write from the Panjshir Valley today, ready to follow in my father's footsteps, with mujahideen fighters who are prepared to once again take on the Taliban. "We have stores of ammunition and arms that we have patiently collected since my father's time, because we knew this day might come."The newspaper article was penned by Ahmad Massoud, son of the legendary mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, who led an army of freedom fighters from Panjshir in successful battles against the Soviets and later, the Taliban.
 * 20 Aug 2021, Economist.com, My family fought alongside the Taliban. But I’m afraid for my friends], I was raised to hate Western values. Now I want to be a bridge between the two worlds