by
Matthew Hoh
These
CIA teams in Afghanistan are not just reminiscent of the Operation
Phoenix program in Vietnam, the death squads of Central America and
the Shia torture and murder militias of Baghdad, they are the direct
descendants of them. The CIA is continuing a long tradition of
utilizing savage violence by indigenous government forces, in this
case along sectarian/ethnic lines, in an attempt to demoralize and
ultimately defeat local populations.
The
results will assuredly be the same: war crimes, mass murder, torture
and the terrorization of entire communities of men, women and
children in their own homes. This will lead to more support for the
Taliban and a deepening of the war in Afghanistan. The CIA should ask
itself, where has this worked before?
This
escalation by the CIA in Afghanistan fits into the broader war
campaign of the United States in the Muslim world as the United
States, despite its protestations of wanting negotiations and
ultimately peace, turns areas not under the control of its proxy
government into large swathes of free fire zones as it punishes and
attempts to subjugate populations not under its control.
Iraq’s
campaign in the Euphrates and Tigris River valleys, the Kurdish
campaign in western Syria and the Saudi and UAE campaign against the
Houtis in Yemen have been devastating and vicious assaults on
populations, critical infrastructure and housing, that coupled with
nighttime commando raids that terrorize entire villages and
neighborhoods, look not to bring a political settlement,
reconciliation or peace, but rather subjugate, along ethnic and
sectarian lines, entire population groups to achieve American
political desires in the Muslim world.
This
CIA program of using Afghan militias to conduct commando raids, the
vast majority of which will be used against civilians despite what
the CIA states, falls in line with American plans to escalate the use
of air and artillery strikes against the Afghan people in
Taliban-held areas, almost all of whom are Pashtuns.
Again,
the purpose of this campaign is not to achieve a political settlement
or reconciliation, but to brutally subjugate and punish the people,
mostly rural Pashtuns, who support the Taliban and will not give in
to the corrupt American run government in Kabul.
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