Comments on: KHALIL NOURI: AFGHANISTAN: A PANDORA’S BOX FOR MARJAH & NAD-ALI

By: Pharmd954

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By: Fran

Fran — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:51:05 +0000

Support Our Troops. Be Informed.

Blind allegiance is not always true patriotism.

Thanks for the article.

By: Zahir Khosrow

Zahir Khosrow — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:37:15 +0000

Afghan people have been fearce warriors through the history against the invaders like Alexander Tha Great, The British, and The Russians, and they all failed in Afghanist.
Alexander had to marry Roxanne from the northeastern part of Afghanistan to create an alliance with the tribes to let his army live in peace, while his campaign to India continued. The British invaded Afghanista in 1800s many times, because of the fear of the Russian invasion of India, Every time they got defeated by the Afghans, and The battle of Maiwand in south western Afghanist was the first Britsh defeat in one of the colonies, and The british lost many soldiers and most hi rank officers, and today in suburb of London there is a shrine in the name of the soldiers who died in the battle of Maiwand
in Afghanistan. Revenge is one of the important factor in Afghan Code of Honor, if somebody kills your brother the resposibility comes to the older brother to get revenge, if he gets killed it goes down to the rest of the family, and so on, till they get revenge and they are satisfied, if they fail there is ashame to the whole clan. BTWY, the only other country that has such a code of honor is Sicilians. When the British fought Afghans they used the Scotts, and Sikhs of India, at front to face the Afghans, the english were affraid to face Afghans in the battle fields, and they wlaked behind the cavalry and artilleries. When the battle was over and the defeated side left, then the Afghan women were coming to the field and killing and mutillating the enemy soldiers, so RudyardKipling also wrote a poems that says: if you face the Afghans in a battle pray that you are dead, not injured, if you get injured kill yourself, if not a very painful death will be waiting for you.
When the British got defeated in late 1800s for the last time, they left Afghanistan for good and decided to punish the Afghans and devided Afghanistan and India with a boundary that’s called The Durant Line, which seperated Pashtoon brothers from eachothers which is on the news everyday and in today’s Pakistan is called region of Waziristan which pakistan government has the problem of controlling the area. In the eyes of the Afghans the Durant Line never existed and Afghans always crossed it to visit relatives on the other side, and vise versa.

By: Tj Bronco

Tj Bronco — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:09:57 +0000

yaa right, it’s those pajama panted Afghans supplying the world with Opium, and Heroin on a grand scale. ‘Those guys’ with their ‘drug laboratories’!? That’s a classic. Many are growing poppies, more so than before we ‘Invaded’, but that should be looked at as Suspect. We Invaded at the correct time for harvest. BLACK OPS RUN THE SHOW. Have a nice day.

By: Tj Bronco

Tj Bronco — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:01:09 +0000

I appreciate the comment, and understand the first two. Why were they fearful of the vengeance of the Afghan? This to me means a retaliance, or fear, of the Afghani people. Why? I would like to know, if possible. Thankyou. Apparently unrest or worse, came from this region against the Hindu’s? I would love to understand, Thankyou.

By: Tj Bronco

Tj Bronco — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:51:17 +0000

It’s easy to blame the CIA, as I do often,and agree are ,shit stirrers, however, the course of events described is a manipulation of events intentionally ignored, until, people even I will suggest , such as yourself, will demand action in a certain direction. We have created Pandora’s box in that maybe US, and coalition forces don’t need to be there at all. Let’s work diplomatically, and keep Mossad harvesting Alfalfa Seeds, Amen…and maybe actively working to improve lives on the Kibutz’s. Maybe they can develop an operation which makes their harvest more productive. If US and Coalition Forces are not there, Then the Heroin production needs to go back underground to the Mafia. AMERICAN GANGSTER, allegedly, ‘My Negro’. One man from Harlem was not going to get Military Airlift Command, Military Police, and Various other operators to smuggle drugs into the US via Body Bags, distributed by police and Officers, without the consent of Operatives.. Ask the Mossad…

By: Tj Bronco

Tj Bronco — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:30:43 +0000

Fascism rules right now. AND THIS IS NOT OUR PRESENT PRESIDENT! Remember this, When the Children, women , and men were slaughtered in Waco Texas, Bill Clinton was President for Three months! All The Trigger Fingers Joined with Bush Senior, and Reagan. They still had the Mindset of a Fascist, like their Predecessors. Rambo, Wannabe’s…Yes Reno, the trembling Attorney General, possibly not ready for her manipulated job, over acted, to appear, ‘tough’, and Fascist. Liberals need to understand, in order to be tough, stand staunchly, true in your compassionate understanding. However, never underestimate the Fascist, and their severere, caustic, subversive, lieing manipulation. Hence- the American Media ad all. Sans (NOT) KPFK, 90.7 Los Angeles, and some of the Troop at KTLK, 1150 AM, Los Angeles, even though some of THESE individuals always fall back on the alleged fact that ‘boxcutter boys’ took down four jetliners…!!! What a joke. These two radio stations get more truth out there than all the paid manipulated, bought and sold corporate owned media in the world. G. E. Does not want it’s sibling owned station, N.B.C. talking shit about them. They pay them to stroke, G.E. Hence feel good broadcasts promoting G.E.’s interest.

By: Ivan234

Ivan234 — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:36:20 +0000

You are right it has just started.
The ISI must be getting a little worried. They gave up, ah, I mean captured, the top Taliban military commanded, Mullah Baradar. I guess they watched and listened a while first?

By: Maryam

Maryam — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:00:34 +0000

It is time for the Taliban to jettison the NATO-ISAF cold war jellyfish from the heat of Afghanistan once and for all.

Afghan Women’s Voice

By: J Walker

J Walker — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:04:48 +0000

General McChrystal’s population-centric “New Deal” in Afghanistan opposed, among others, by Veep Joe Biden and Ambassador General Karl Eikenberry is a curious but confusing concoction that deserves much more than a cursory glance.
JW

By: Dimitri

Dimitri — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:17:20 +0000

I wonder if the powers that be in the Pentagon, State Department, White House, or whoever is actually running the Afghan ‘country remaking’ (I just made that one up, because ‘occupation’ would be politically incorrect, and not really accurate, [I guess?], so I can’t call it that, and ‘nation building’ is trite and developing a negative connotation) was trying to lure all the world’s jihadists into one tiny town (Marhah) so that they could be eliminated, like in Fallujah? After what the Marines did in Fallujah, if I were a jihadist, I think I would check out of Hotel Marjah a bit early. I bet they had to leave behind a lot of expensive drug laboratory equipment. Aren’t good Muslims supposed to stay away from that stuff? Once again, my role model image is shattered.

By: Zahir Khosrow

Zahir Khosrow — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:50:53 +0000

We are in Afghanistan because the head of Alqaeda, who masterminded the 911 terrorist act, is still operating from Afghanistan/Pakistan border, and trying to terrorise this country, and the allies.
Helmand is the largest opium producing region in Afghanistan, this is another reason to be in Afghanistan, and the most important of them all is, to bring peace to the people of Afghanistan, so they can’t be terrorised, and ruled by Talibans again. Leaving Afghanistan again before bringing an stable government that can operate by it self, is a huge mistake, just like the one US, made after the Russian left Afghanistan.
I hope we have learned from our past mistakes of not finishing what we started in the first place, in Afghanistan.

By: Zahir Khosrow

Zahir Khosrow — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:30:07 +0000

We all know the history of Afghanistan as an Afghan, but should we just let set and not do anything about what is going on there. Ofcourse there is something fundamentally wrong with Afghanistan right now, because we don’t have a good leader who has the trust of the people of Afghanistan and unite all the tribes, like the late King Zahir Shah did. Afghanistan always had a strong central govenment, and we lost that, since the war with the Russia.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:38:20 +0000

Operation Mushtarak “a government in a box?” ! sure why not, end result ?
We will see it to believe it. This is a drop in a ocean as one said in this forum. The entire Afghanistan has to be transformed, but at what cost? We will be bankrupt by then. Russia lost its states now the breakaways, similarly we will see ghost towns all across US before we resolve Afghanistan’s problem.

Besides,
~ All 9/11 terrorists came from Arab states, ( as we know Afghanistan is not Arab ) their nationalities were from oppresive governments that we support. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, and UAR
~ All 9/11 terrorists were trained in US flying schools.
~ 9/11 terrorist operation was coordinated from Hamburg
Germany……..

We are in Afghanistan because ?

By: Parwin Maiwandi

Parwin Maiwandi — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:46:49 +0000

Thank you booglede,
History speaks for itself.
If I had a way to help my birth country I would have done so, but now going to be close to 40 years of war. Therefore, something is fundamentally wrong.
Afghanistan is the only country that prolonged this far.

P. Maiwandi

By: lorrie

lorrie — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:11:11 +0000

GO USA!!! Proud Marine Mother

By: booglede

booglede — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:07:35 +0000

I agree with Parwin as her comment reflects the well-known history.No wonder, no empire ever subjugated the Afghans etc. As for helmad, read Rudyard Kipling’ advice or ask the russians!

By: Zahir Khosrow

Zahir Khosrow — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:57:21 +0000

What Parwin Maiwandi is saying was said in Rudyard Kipling’s poems, long time a go, but revenge is not what we are looking for, we want a solution in Afghanistan, we want peace for poor people of Afghanistan who have gone through wars for decades, it’s easy for you and me who live comfortably in a foreign country and talk about the old Afghan ancient codes, but that will not solve the probem today. We live in 21st. century and we have to come up with a way to work this problem no matter how complex the situation is, and believe it or not, the Panndora Box has been opened long long time a go!
Zahir Khosrow
Seattle, Washington

By: Parwin Maiwandi

Parwin Maiwandi — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:58:47 +0000

For generations, the Hindus of India prayed for deliverance from “the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger and the vengeance of the Afghan.
Please don’t try to open the pandora’s box.

Parwin Maiwandi
Salisbury, England

By: Nader Nadershahi

Nader Nadershahi — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:22:57 +0000

I believe Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity.