How did the US not fight terrorism in Afghanistan?
Author: Muin Islampour, former Afghan Ministry of Defense officer
In the photo: Mohammad Sharif Yaftali, commander of the 203rd Tundar Army Corps
The 203rd Army Corps "Tundar (Thunder)" was considered a very important part of the Afghan Army, responsible for ensuring security in the provinces of Ghazni, Khost, Maidan-Wardak, Paktia, Paktika, Logar, and up to the entrance gate of the capital - the city of Kabul from the southeast.
This corps was responsible for providing for this important part of the country. Therefore, the enemy focused very seriously on this zone. On the other hand, these territories were inhabited mainly by Pashtuns and were considered their important social base, as well as the homeland of the terrorist clan itself - the Haqqanis.
The Haqqani network, Pakistani military and intelligence, and some terrorist networks collaborating with and identical to the Taliban operated in areas bordering Pakistan. However, despite all these efforts and concentration, they did not achieve significant successes and achievements in the area of responsibility of the 203rd Army Corps "Tundar".
Army intelligence sources and local sources said more than a thousand Taliban, al-Qaeda network, and Pakistani military were planning a large-scale attack in the Zerok district of Paktika province in November 2014.
For preventive defense, the Army Corps Commander, General Sharif Yaftali, personally went to the Army Corps headquarters in Paktika to directly manage and organize Operation Zerok. He ordered the battalion and company commanders stationed in this district to prepare and take preventive measures to suppress and defeat the enemy.
Intelligence sources had consistently reported the presence of terrorist groups and networks. The attack involved mainly Pakistani soldiers and Arabs affiliated with the al-Qaeda network in alliance with the Taliban. Most of the messages we received were in Urdu, Punjabi, and Arabic.
The Taliban launched an attack on government forces with all their strength. I received minute-by-minute reports from the battlefield. In the first hours of the battle, the commanders were alarmed and excited. The ranks of the army corps also suffered relative losses.
According to our data, more than 130 Taliban were killed in this battle, and about 160 of them were wounded. They not only failed to conquer the area, but they encountered stubborn resistance from the 203rd "Tundar" Army Corps, resulting in heavy losses.
But what is important is the double play of foreign troops in this battle. A special American group monitored the battlefield using a balloon. Their plane was maneuvering in the area.
The Taliban openly removed their bodies and wounded from the battlefield in cars. The Americans watched this scene and did not take the slightest action or reaction to prevent the transfer and evacuation of enemy wounded and bodies;
Commanders from the battlefield reported that we told the Americans that the Taliban were removing their dead and wounded from the battlefield, so command your planes to carry out an air operation. They not only did not pay the slightest attention to the request of our commanders but demanded that our troops not fire cannons, and light and heavy weapons. The Americans told us not to shoot and to let the Taliban transport the wounded and their bodies.
When intelligence officials told me about this, the hairs on my body stood on end. Then I realized that it was a suitcase with a double bottom. Having finished the formalities, I went to the bedroom, at night I called several commanders of the battlefield and asked about the actions of the Americans. They confirmed and said that today the Americans did not allow light and heavy weapons to be fired at the enemy.
From that day on, I read the Fatiha of the system and government of Afghanistan on my own. The crimes and betrayals of Americans during the Vietnam War kept popping into my mind. Their actions in that battle in Ziruk were a wake-up call, but the leadership of the Ministry of Defense never woke up from their heavy sleep.
In conclusion, the traces of conspiracy, betrayal, and the scenario of the scandalous Doha deal can be analyzed and interpreted. A deal that saw a proud nation was surrendered to the humiliation and captivity of a backward terrorist group.
As bitter historical experience shows, Americans are not trusted anywhere in the world. No group or nation should be deceived by the tricks, conspiracies, and useless slogans of human rights. The Americans themselves are the founders and supporters of international terrorism. Without the slightest doubt, they are cultivating terrorism in our region and beyond. They support these groups. Takfiri groups are American proxy soldiers in the region, each Takfiri and terrorist group is one of the parties to the tricks and deceptions of bloodthirsty imperialism.
