Global Politics - Afghan Perspective

An Israeli attack on Iran will have serious ramifications in Afghanistan. While Israel might be in range of Iran's missiles, they will in all likelihood increase their support to Taliban and attack both military and civilian targets inside Afghanistan. In the meantime, it is unrealistic to expect the Afghan government to bolster its military and intelligence capabilities on its western border to combat a possible surge in the Iranian support to Taliban and Al Qaeda.

Israeli prime minister to meet with U.S. lawmakers - CNN.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will sit down with U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday to emphasize his country's urgent fears regarding Iran.

Whether just the regular talking points from the Pakistani civilian government or a genuine realization, this sounds like a shift of tone only on Ms. Khar's part. The rest of Pakistan's military regime which operates parallel and at times over shadows its civilian government, particularly on the foreign policy front, needs to be systematically weakened and dismantlement. Only then the international community will find a solution to the "Frankenstein".

Time to get rid of ‘strategic depth’ hangover: Khar ISLAMABAD, March 2: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said she hopes for a relationship with Afghanistan based on trust and called for leaving behind the past associated with interference in that country and support for Taliban.

This is a very interesting documentary. ISI was a dishonest partner before 9/11 all the way back to the USSR invasion of Afghanistan. The fact that it took the West more than a decade to realize this, shows the overall lack of interest on the part of Western powers in dealing with rogue terrorist agencies like the ISI. However, the question is: Why can't the West do anything about it? Doesn't the US have the leverage over ISI to force it into compliance or has the ISI overgrown and outsmarted the West?

CBC - The Passionate Eye - Episode - Secret Pakistan Has Pakistan been double-crossing the West since 9/11? Investigates charges that Pakistan's intelligence agency has been training, funding, and arming the Taliban & providing safe haven to Al Qaeda undermining the war on terror.

Burning copies of the Holy Quran at Bagram Airbase was foolish and disrespectful. However, the killing of innocent Afghans, looting and burning peoples’ belongings is an unjustifiable act.

The first question is: Why couldn’t these “protectors of Islam” protest in front of the US Embassy and demand a thorough investigation from the US government and the punishment of the perpetrators through nonviolent methods?

The second question is: Why are people in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran, Palestine, Indonesia, Egypt and tens of other Muslim countries not protesting against this?

The third question is: Why aren’t these brave Muslims protesting against the Taliban or Al Qaida for burning schools and carrying out su***de bombings in Mosques? Why are they not protesting the death of innocent Afghans at the hands of Taliban in Kandahar, Uruzgan, Herat and Kunduz?

سوختاندن نسخه های قرآن پاک در بگرام توسط چند عسکر ناتو یک عمل نهایت زشت و پر اهانت بود. اما قتل انسان های بیگناه، چپاول و آتش زدن اموال مردم در شهر کابل یک امری است که در هیچ کتابی آسمانی و یا زمینی نمیتوان برایش دلیلی پیدا نمود. سوال اول اینست که چرا این اولیای دین اسلام در مقابل سفارت آمریکا دست به تظاهرات نزدنند و از طرق عدم خشونت، از دولت امریکا خوستار تحقیقات و پیگرد قانونی مقصرین این حادثه نشدند؟ سوال دوم اینست که چرا همین طور تظاهرات در عربستان سعودی، پاکستان، ایران، ترکیه، فلسطین، اندونیزیا، مصر و ده ها ممالک اسلامی دیگر به وقوع نپیوست؟ سوال سوم اینست که چرا این مسلمانان غیور بر علیه طالبان و القاعده زمانیکه آنها مکاتب را آتش میزنند و با تعیمر مکتب دها نسخه قران را میسوزانند و در مساجد حملات انتحاری انجام میدهند مظاهره نمیکنند؟ چرا علیه کشت و خون افغان های بیگناه در قندهار و ارزگان و یا در هرات و قندز مظاهره نمیکنند؟