Taliban and its war policies
Written by Kazi Mahmood, World Futures
The Taliban was not created by the US or by one of the powerhouses in the US that is the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).
It existed long before the Communist Russian invasion of the Afghan nation and has a long tradition of Political Islam. This article studies its war policies and why it does not act like the regular armed forces of the western world.
In the 1990’s, the Taliban surged as a political force with a loose military wing that gained in integrity and respect due to the fierce battles they led against the Communist forces. Headed by war hero Mullah Omar, the Taliban – which mean students of Islam – found that it was not difficult to gain an upper hand in running the country and establish an ‘Islamic emirate’. The chaos that reigned after the fall of the pro-Communist regime in Kabul and the retreat of the invading forces created a vacuum in the Muslim country. The Taliban seized the opportunity by conquering vast territory in Afghanistan with the aid of the Pakistani intelligence services called the ISI. That was in 1990 (date to be mentioned).
Subsequently, the Taliban became the only force ruling all over Afghanistan with the tiny exception of the Northern Alliance (NA) forces headed by Commander Ma’sud. The Northern Alliance, with the help of the CIA, pushed the Taliban out of a northern tipping frontier of Afghanistan. In the long run, they became the opposition force against the Taliban and were heavily funded by the US and France. In 2001, the NA will be used by the CIA to launch the first phase of the war against Afghanistan.
Does the Taliban has a real war policy that allows it to fight its enemies and gain territories like it did before its 2001 fall from power?
Can the Taliban survive the long and arduous conquest of Afghanistan by NATO forces without the help of the Pakistani ISI?
