The author here tries to find the answers to some long and wary questions about the past, present as well as future of Afghanistan. First of all he answers that why did the United States and its allies go to Afghanistan at all? Well, with the aim, to weaken the roots of terrorism and make a global impact in mind, U.S troops were sent to get rid of Al Qaeda. For this the operation Enduring Freedom was launched against all terrorist groups and allies.
The United Nations Security Council made ISAF(International Security Assistance Force) for the security of Kabul and surrounding regions, in 2001. Even after such large number of trained troops and their unending efforts, Afghanistan remains in shabbiness of terrorism. Why? The major reason can be attributed to the initial neglect of Afghanistan by The U.S and shifting its attention to Iraq, leaving the conditions worse at Afghanistan. It was wrongly believed that the leftover in Afghanistan will be taken care of by Pakistan, which undoubtedly led to more terrorists trained, nursed and infiltrated into Afghanistan.
In 2002, Afghanistan was ready for any changes coming its way. But instead of an action by the U.S military troops then, change came with Taliban restructuring itself bringing the worse old days back.
Also, there has been seen leakage in the system of United States acting against these terrorists. The 2008 U.S Commission reported a fraud of $12 billion, of which some is said to have benefited the terrorist groups.
Of the many important questions, the one inevitable to ask is what stance does the world take on Afghanistan as a community? The least that can be said is that it must not be abandoned, rather be supported and be relieved from the control by the outside powers. India too must act on this soon enough to prevent it from turning into a nightmare similar to Pakistan.
For Afghanistan to be economically sustainable, it must become a hub to fulfill needs and create demands, along with acting objectively on the issues of terrorism.
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