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▪️Title: #TheAfghanistanPapers
▪️Genre: War history
▪️Published: 2021
▪️Author: @CraigMWhitlock
▪️Length: 368
▪️Description: Secret history of the US' war in Afghanistan
▪️ Ratings : 4.44/5 @goodreads
#ReadPakistan
▪️Title: #TheAfghanistanPapers
▪️Genre: War history
▪️Published: 2021
▪️Author: @CraigMWhitlock
▪️Length: 368
▪️Description: Secret history of the US' war in Afghanistan
▪️ Ratings : 4.44/5 @goodreads
#ReadPakistan
Two weeks after d 9/11 attacks, a reporter asked Donald Rumsfeld, “Would US officials lie to media about military ops in order to mislead enemy?”
Rumsfeld responded by quoting Churchill,“In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.”
Rumsfeld responded by quoting Churchill,“In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.”
On Oct 7, 2001, when the US military began bombing AFG, no one foresaw that it would turn into the most protracted war in the US history—longer than WW-I, WW-II
& Vietnam combined.
For the 1st time, NATO invoked Article 5, which states "attack on one(country) is attack on all."
& Vietnam combined.
For the 1st time, NATO invoked Article 5, which states "attack on one(country) is attack on all."
“We don’t invade poor countries to make them rich. We don’t invade authoritarian countries to make them democratic. We invade violent countries to make them peaceful and we clearly failed in Afghanistan.”
— James Dobbins, former U.S. diplomat
#TheAfghanistanPapers
— James Dobbins, former U.S. diplomat
#TheAfghanistanPapers
“What did we get for this $1 trillion effort,” asked White House Staffer and Navy SEAL Jeffrey Eggers. “After the killing of Osama bin Laden, I said that Osama was probably laughing in his watery grave considering how much we have spent on Afghanistan.” #TheAfghanistanPapers
“What did we get for this $1 trillion effort,” asked White House Staffer and Navy SEAL Jeffrey Eggers. “After the killing of Osama bin Laden, I said that Osama was probably laughing in his watery grave considering how much we have spent on Afghanistan.” #TheAfghanistanPapers
