Following the withdrawl of Soviet troops from Afghanistan in 1989 Pakistan's government sought ways to not only influence the next government of that country but to bring it under its sphere of control. Desisions were made within the Pakistani government that would give control of its Afghan policy over to Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) (Pakistan's CIA) which sought out groups within Afghanistan it was believed would help facilitate these initiatives. Thus Mullah Omar a little known imam in Kandahar was sought out by the ISI and with their help and his leadership was the Taliban created.
Pakistan created the seeds for the current crisis facing Afghanistan and Pakistan because they through the ISI not only help create the Taliban but, trained, provided weapons and monentary assistance all in an effort to disrupt any political outcome which didn't favor its policy and political future for Afghanistan. Under the control of Islamabad.
So, Pakistan is crying wolf over a problem they created but can no nolonger control and would now like American combat forces to remain in Afghanistan to help stabilize the country and keep it from sliding into civil war.
If the Obama administration follows through with threats for a “zero option” in Afghanistan, meaning no US troops would be left on the ground after 2014, the move could usher in civil war, a senior Pakistani official warned Tuesday.
The departure of US forces would likely create “mayhem” in the country, which could ultimately prompt one-third of Afghan security forces to desert their posts in the Army and police, the official said in remarks at the
Pakistan created the seeds for the current crisis facing Afghanistan and Pakistan because they through the ISI not only help create the Taliban but, trained, provided weapons and monentary assistance all in an effort to disrupt any political outcome which didn't favor its policy and political future for Afghanistan. Under the control of Islamabad.
So, Pakistan is crying wolf over a problem they created but can no nolonger control and would now like American combat forces to remain in Afghanistan to help stabilize the country and keep it from sliding into civil war.
If the Obama administration follows through with threats for a “zero option” in Afghanistan, meaning no US troops would be left on the ground after 2014, the move could usher in civil war, a senior Pakistani official warned Tuesday.
The departure of US forces would likely create “mayhem” in the country, which could ultimately prompt one-third of Afghan security forces to desert their posts in the Army and police, the official said in remarks at the
Center for Media and Security in Washington, D.C.
“The zero option means a civil war in Afghanistan,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The official’s remarks followed a White House announcement earlier Tuesday that President Obama has directed the Pentagon to begin preparing now for a complete drawdown in Afghanistan by the end of the year.
The move was widely seen as a warning to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who “has demonstrated that it is unlikely that he will sign” the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), which lays the legal framework for US troops to remain in the country after 2014, according to the White House statement.
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