A Brief history of Radical Islam in Afghanistan and it's origins

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Re: A Brief history of Radical Islam in Afghanistan and it's origins

I doubt, that is true. The defeat became possible due to American aid, Arab petro-dollars, and Afghan zeal to fight besides the hostility of the natural environment (for Russians) and resistance of local people to an alien ideology.

Pakistan mainly acted as a conduit or executor. Global political support and resource mobalization for the resistance and broader strategic planning were the responsibility of the West. This combined with the fighting and human-resource capacity of the people on the ground proved lethal. Of course local management by Pakistan also contributed a little.

It is due to lack of the above factors that American+NATO forces couldn't be "bogged down" despite the consistent effort

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Zia was a dreamer like many in Pakistan. Unfortunately they need to work on developing industrial backbone in the country first. The same backbone that was utterly destroyed by the Kommie-Bhutto's nationalization.
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True, the Pan-Islamism and Muslim Ummah are a utopia but these have been our only obcessions, which we have based the rationale of our existence on. Fifty six years are a long period and now the things have degenerated so much as to be irreversible.

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Re: A Brief history of Radical Islam in Afghanistan and it's origins

Pan-Islamism was just a tool to fend off Kommies. And it worked!

We are now in the process of "reshaping" this tool. That is why we got rid of the few "indoctrinated generals" at the top, while the petty Maulanas and tribals are getting their @r$e kicked.

Pakistan will do just fine if we can complete the reshaping in a year or two. We are all hoping that Pak army can handle this difficult task.

I see a bright future for a socially-liberal and economically-conservative Pakistan. I have a dream!