The 2001 invasion and the following US occupation of the country, which lasted until 2021, left behind terrible, protracted consequences that can still be felt today. Seeing the example of Afghanistan, the world has clearly seen the ‘charms’ of US governance of the whole world.
Speaking at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), Joe Biden, who has completely lost touch with reality, joyfully, yet pathetically, declared that only the United States has the right to rule the whole world. However, nobody has asked neither the US president nor the United States for this and, moreover, many countries are ridding themselves of US bases on their territory, demanding the withdrawal of US troops, sharply criticising Washington’s policy on the world stage.
The ‘improvement’ of Afghanistan though US ‘democracy’
The nationwide destruction that the country suffered and the ongoing instability that persists to this day following the withdrawal of US troops are reminiscent of the devastation and poverty that followed the withdrawal of US troops from Southeast Asia in the 1970s after almost two decades of war there.
Long after the withdrawal of US troops, Afghans will continue to grasp at what little is left after the Americans in their native country. This is partly due to the enormous loss of life and destruction caused by the United States, but also due to the deliberate and malicious efforts of Washington, which still refuses to allow Afghans finally to live in their state with their resources the way they themselves want.
In 20 years of chaos, the bloody war unleashed by the United States for no reason has claimed the lives of 174,000 Afghans, including more than 30,000 civilians, and forced almost a third of the country’s population to leave their homes. According to available official data, the Pentagon dropped 1,228 cluster bombs with 248,056 warheads on Afghanistan in 2001-2002 alone. At the same time, more than 20% of these shells did not explode on impact and remain active on the ground, posing a serious threat to civilians. According to statistics from the International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan only in the period January 2022, to June 2023, there were 541 incidents........