The number of terrorist organizations in Afghanistan has increased from single digits to more than 20 in the past 20 yearsFly into the homes of ordinary people
From the beginning of the war in Afghanistan in October 2001 to the hurried withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in August this year, 20 years have passed. The 20-year war in the United States has proliferated terrorist organizations in Afghanistan.
U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan for 20 years, terrorist organizations surge
During the Cold War, in order to compete with the Soviet Union for world hegemony, the United States used Afghanistan as a pawn against the Soviet Union, and even provided large amounts of weapons and money to “jihadist” organizations including bin Laden’s forces to support them in fighting the Soviet army.
In 2001, after the “September 11” incident, the United States launched the war in Afghanistan. At that time, the main terrorist organizations in Afghanistan were the “Al-Qaida” led by Osama bin Laden, and the Uzbek Islam attached to the “Al-Qaida”. Movement and the “East Turkistan” Islamic Movement. Afghan political analyst Hasib Motarif pointed out that in the past 20 years, in order to deal with some armed factions, the United States has even acquiesced to terrorist organizations such as extremist organizations to expand their territory in Afghanistan.
It is precisely because of this policy implemented by the United States that the number of terrorist organizations in Afghanistan has increased from single digits 20 years ago to more than 20 today. In addition to al-Qaeda, the Uzbek-Iraq Movement, and the Eastern Iraqi Movement, it also includes extreme groups. Organization, Pakistani Taliban, etc.
The number of terrorist organizations in Afghanistan has increased, and terrorist activities have also increased dramatically. According to a statistics from the University of Maryland, in 2001, there were 20 terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, killing 177 people and wounding 95 others. According to “Jane’s Defense Weekly” statistics, in 2020, there were 2,373 terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, the country with the most terrorist attacks, with 6,617 deaths. Their statistics also show that the death toll of non-military personnel in Afghanistan accounted for 38.6% of the world’s total, and it is considered the “most dangerous country.”
This not only caused the Afghan people to suffer, but also endangered the security of neighboring countries. In turn, it also threatened Western countries including the United States.
Afghan political analyst Naim: We are the witnesses. We have noticed that the number of attacks has increased and the power of terrorist organizations has become stronger. As a result, we (the country) are not stable, and everything here is unstable. Political, economic, and security aspects are not in a stable state, and the public’s concerns about their own security are increasing every day.
Unrest and Western Army Attracting Religious Extremists
Regarding the current situation of the surge of terrorist organizations in Afghanistan, Li Shaoxian, the dean of the Chinese Arab National Research Institute of Ningxia University, analyzed that the 20-year-long war in Afghanistan by the United States has brought room for terrorist organizations and extremist forces to survive. The United States is considering its own geopolitical interests to contain other countries.
Li Shaoxian, Dean of the Chinese Academy of Arab States at Ningxia University: After the “September 11” incident, the United States fought the war in Afghanistan, where there was turmoil, or where there were Western troops, all of which are extremely attractive to religious extremist forces. It is in such a fluid state. Wherever there is a seam, it will go wherever it goes. This is a condition.
U.S. launches war in Afghanistan to bring survival to terrorist organizations
The second condition is that where there are US troops, where are they going to go to jihad. Therefore, in 2001, the United States fought the Afghanistan War, and Western troops occupied Afghanistan. Later, more than 100,000 troops stayed in Afghanistan. After the US troops came in, Al Qaeda became weak. Bin Laden I don’t know where to go. Under this circumstance, the incoming (US troops) gave birth to various and varied (situations), and the current situation emerged.
The U.S. occupation of Afghanistan was motivated by a geopolitical conspiracy
The United States entered Afghanistan in the name of anti-terrorism, but in fact it has been fighting terrorism in Afghanistan for only two months, and it quickly turned its attention to Iraq. It later stayed in Afghanistan for so many years. In fact, it has its own bigger strategic plan behind it. Geopolitical it wants to stand here, which is equivalent to going deep into the hinterland of Europe and Asia, and it can carry out strategic containment among the big powers. .
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