unflinching idealism ... since 1997 archivessitemapabouthelpfeedback
all are welcome to read, write and think
  • Home
  • InFocus
  • Themes
  • Columns
  • Articles
  • Fiction
  • iLogs
  • Gallery
  • Unplugged
  • Writers
  • Interactors
  • Tags
Sign in | Join Chowk
web chowk
  • Article
  • Interact
  • read writer comments
  • add to favorites
  • get rss feeds
  • print
  • email this link

False Hopes - A war with no end?

Fiza Asar August 3, 2006

Latest comments   flat   threaded   latest   oldest   all

#8 Posted by bbabu on August 7, 2006 12:55:24 pm

Urstruly #4

`` Only time has proven that Taliban policy towards Northern Alliance was absolutely correct. Northern Alliance was nothing but an alliance of charlatans and thugs who would sell their mothers for cash, jut as they sold their motherland to the people who decimated their own country to smithereens. ``

Do you really think Taliban is independent of the Pakistani military whom you claim to despise ?? Either you must be a liar or living in your own fantasy land.

reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#7 Posted by bbabu on August 7, 2006 12:52:49 pm

`` Pashtuns form the majority ethnic group in Afghanistan, representing 45 percent of the population. However, at the moment they feel marginalized. Pashtuns have been in power in Afghanistan since it was formed in 1774 (with two exceptions). Since the Americans established democracy in Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, a Pashtun, has been in power. However, the real authority continues to lie with the interim ministers of Panjshir origin. This has increased the frustration felt by Pashtuns, who mostly reside in the southern and eastern provinces of Afghanistan. As the Taliban was mainly a Pashtun movement, these are the provinces where the Taliban have a stronghold. The current political situation explains why the Taliban are gaining popularity once again in these provinces. ``

It is nonsense that Northern Alliance ministers control things in Kabul. Can you name names of influential Northern Alliance people in Kabul ? All the Northern Alliance leaders in Karzai`s original cabinet have been sidelined.

I wonder if Pakistanis who make these allegations are poodles of their own government.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#6 Posted by majumdar on August 3, 2006 11:49:04 pm
Maulana Urstruly (pbuh)

(build a wall all along the Afghan border)

Would it be right to separate two components of the ummah.

Regards
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#5 Posted by HisExcellency on August 3, 2006 8:40:54 am
ABC News Opinion Poll (Dec 2005)

Although most Afghans have a favorable view of the U.S. but this opinion is negative in disaffected and socially conservative sections of society. At this point, Taliban and drug trafficking are the biggest problems of Afghanistan. Yet Karzai govt is too incompetent and incapable of solving these problems. Simply put, he needs billions of dollars in U.S. aid.

reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#4 Posted by Urstruly on August 3, 2006 6:34:18 am

Only time has proven that Taliban policy towards Northern Alliance was absolutely correct. Northern Alliance was nothing but an alliance of charlatans and thugs who would sell their mothers for cash, jut as they sold their motherland to the people who decimated their own country to smithereens.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#3 Posted by Urstruly on August 3, 2006 6:26:42 am

As much as I hate Pakistani dictatorship`s Afghan policy, and especially murder and torture of its own citizens in Waziristan to please their masters, I think it is lesser of the two evils. The fact is that Americans and other crusadres are untrustworthy, unprincipled, and unreliable, so it will be ultimate stupidity for any government even as morally bankrupt as Pakistani government to put all their eggs in one American basket. It is just a matter of time that US and other crusaders will be expelled out of Afghanistan and Pakistan will end up holding their mess. So I think a better approach for GOP, while the time is on their side, would be to build a wall all along the Afghan border at crusaders` expense because of the inevitability of the potential mess in Afghanistan.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#2 Posted by vivek on August 3, 2006 5:08:09 am
The authoress should first ask her own govt. (Pakistan) to stop interfering in Afghanistan`s affairs.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#1 Posted by arjun_m on August 3, 2006 4:35:11 am
How typically paki of you to not mention the big polka-dotted elephant in the room: The involvement of Pakiland in providing a safe haven to the taliban....

Pakistan sheltering Taliban, says British officer


A senior British officer accused Pakistan of allowing the Taliban to use its territory as a ``headquarters`` for attacks on western troops in Afghanistan as insurgents struck on multiple fronts yesterday.


Here`s what Barry McCaffrey is saying


McCaffrey didn`t mince words about Pakistan`s links with Taliban: ``Their base areas in Pakistan are secure.`` Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf hotly denies what is undeniable. But McCaffrey counters, ``Pakistan is an active sanctuary for the Taliban and is struggling against the `Talibanization` of their side of the frontier... Pakistani madrassas (Koranic schools) continue to get the very bright sons of the Afghan rural areas because of poverty and lack of a proper Afghan educational system.``
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content

Interact Index

    #8 bbabu
    #7 bbabu
    #6 majumdar
    #5 HisExcellency
    #4 Urstruly
    #3 Urstruly
    #2 vivek
    #1 arjun_m

Also by Fiza Asar

  • Cluster Bombs
  • My Ramadan
  • False Hopes - A war with no end?
more »

Similar Articles

  • Mahboba Andyar: A Poem Mutaal Mooquin
  • America's Opportunity in Pakistan's Tribal Belt ziad haider
  • Fields Of Joy Umer Murtaza
  • A Fatal Act-Bad News for India Pakistan Relations Agha Amin
  • Anti-Americanism in Pakistan and the Taliban Menace Pervez Hoodbhoy
more »

US Elections 2008 Primaries

  • Hillary Clinton a Better Presidential Candidate
  • Leaders, Heroes and Mountains
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and New American Dreams
  • Pakistan Elections 2008 - An analysis
  • Political Issues Ahead of Pakistan Elections
more »
get rss feed Get Chowk RSS Feed

Get Chowk Newsletter

Latest Interacts

  • tahmed32: hamidm: actually, i think... Why Zardari Should Be
  • tahmed32: hamidm: as for "falling... Why Zardari Should Be
  • tahmed32: hamidm: i am neither... Why Zardari Should Be
  • hamidm2: Re: # 80 bubba, .... this... US Commando Strike in
  • anil: #67: Hamidm sahib: "...would put bill... Why Zardari Should Be
  • hamidm2: Re: # 59 tahmed, ... which... Why Zardari Should Be
  • anil: #65 Tahmed sahib: Then you please... Why Zardari Should Be
  • tahmed32: #64 Anil sahib. There... Why Zardari Should Be

THEMES

  • Pakistan's Struggle for Democracy
  • The Indian Story
  • Indo-Pak Relations
  • Personal Narratives
  • Religion Today
  • War on Terror
  • Role of Media
  • Call for Social Change
  • Hold Them Accountable
  • Environment and Us
  • Way of Life
more »

Top 5 Articles This Week

  • Popular
  • Save Me From Charismatic Leaders!
  • Why Zardari Should Be President!
  • US Commando Strike in Waziristan
  • Free to Breed
  • There is no ‘honour’ in killing
  • Featured
  • There are a Lot of Monkeys
  • White Charade
  • Words of a Woman
  • FOX News and the Smelly Shoes
  • Dilemmas of Creative Children
  • 10 Years Ago
  • The Ehtesaab Gold Medal
  • Old Socks
  • Remember the Magic
  • Please spare the poor animals this Eid!
  • Raj and I

Write on Chowk Interact Guidelines Privacy policy Terms Contact

Copyright © 1997 - 2008 chowk.com. All Rights Reserved
Reproduction of material on any www.chowk.com pages without prior written permissions is strictly prohibited