Posts Tagged ‘Soviet Union’

Pakistan and Soviet Union Prove Afghanistan Not Vietnam 2.0?

In Afghanistan, History, india, News, Opinion, pakistan, Politics, War on 12 March 2010 tagged Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Barack Hussein Obama, China, Drone Attacks, drones, Hiranmay Karlekar, mujahideen, pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Soviet Union, taliban, The Daily Pioneer, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Viet Cong with no comments

Many critics have posed the U.S. Mission in Afghanistan as U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama‘s Vietnam – a quagmire he cannot win and will ultimately end up marring his legacy along with the reputation of the United States of America, however very few people have come outright to state that Afghanistan may not be Obama’s [...]

Gorbachev : In Russian ‘Best Interest to Counter’ Afghan Threats

In Afghanistan, History, News, Opinion, pakistan, Politics, War on 5 February 2010 tagged Afghanistan, Cold War, Mikhail Gorbachev, New York Times, pakistan, Perestroika, Russia, September 11, Soviet Union, taliban with no comments

Former leader of the Soviet Union (and one time Louis Vuitton coverboy), Mikhail Gorbachev published an Op/Ed in the February 04, 2010 issue of the New York Times. In it, Gorbachev details U.S., Soviet and Pakistani involvement in Afghanistan since the 1979 Soviet invasion of the Central Asian nation. The justification Gorbachev attributes to the [...]

Gordon Brown’s Opposition : ‘Withdraw Troops on Basis of Success’

In Afghanistan, History, News, Opinion, Politics, War on 29 January 2010 tagged 2008 Nonprofit Software Development Summit, Afghanistan, Barack Hussein Obama, Barack Obama, Britain, Christiane Amanpour, CNN, David Cameron, David William Donald Cameron, Davos, Eaton College, Gordon Brown, Iraq, Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition in the United Kingdom, Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, London, Oxford University, Soviet Union, Switzerland, The Conservative and Unionist Party, Tory Party, World Economic Forum with 2 comments

David Cameron is the wealthy private school educated leader of the British Conservative Party. Cameron is also considered to be current British Prime Minster Gordon Brown‘s most potent and popular opposition in this year’s elections. Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Cameron shared his views on a timeline [...]

Video : Karmaloop TV Breaks Down Afghan History, INCREDIBLY WELL

In Afghanistan, citizenship, Crime, History, Iran, Iraq, Islam, News, Opinion, pakistan, Politics, TV, War on 10 December 2009 tagged 1979, Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Al Qaeda, Arab, Bamyan, Barack Hussein Obama, Buddha, CIA, Cold War, Hafizullah Amin, Hamid Karzai, Hazara, Inter-Services Intelligence, Iran, Iraq, ISI, Islamist, Jimmy Carter, Kabul, Karmaloop, Karmaloop TV, Lion of Panjshir, Mohammad Najibullah, Mohammed Zahir Shah, Mujhaideen, Mullah Omar, Nur Muhammad Taraki, Osama Bin Laden, pakistan, Pashtun, Saudia Arabia, Soviet Union, Tajik, taliban, Troop Surge, United Front, Vietnam, West Point with no comments

Amazing, detailed, informative breakdown of the history of Afghanistan. Oh yea, also the host is hot. “Our lack of attention again allowed the bearded boys from the Dark Ages to re-assert control and give us a real run for our money. Which they’re still doing today.”

Video : Brave New Films Continues to Get Afghanistan WRONG

In Afghanistan, History, Internet, News, Opinion, pakistan, Politics, War on 24 November 2009 tagged 1979, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Brave New Films, Civil War, insurgent, Matthew P. Hoh, pakistan, Quetta, Rethink Afghanistan, Robert Baer, Soviet Union, taliban with no comments

In yet another installment of their Rethink Afghanistan series, Brave New Films continues to concoct new reasons as to why the United States, in their estimation, should not be in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, throughout the series, BNF has never fully addressed the most important issues in Afghanistan. At the end of the video, Matthew P. Hoh [...]