Some analysts claim that the process of building a stable democracy in Afghanistan has not been achieved with the gradual pace of reconstruction, government corruption and ineffectiveness.
Peter Bergen, a terrorism analyst on CNN, in a panel discussion at the Heritage Foundation defined the situation in Afghanistan as a “case of refugees.” They do not have a future.
No parliamentary elections, no presidential elections. In poll after poll, 90% of Afghans want international forces to stay.
Additionally, Bergen warns about the threat posed by opium trade. He says “our drug policy is funding our enemies” and the Taliban is financing their efforts against us. On the same panel, Christine Fair, who authored The Madrasa Challenge, said the actual attackers are not visible in suicide bombings.
Disinformation is prevalent. The interrogation of failed bombers and the follow-up with the families of the detainees is very difficult, the former political Officer for the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan said.
She says, “Suicide attackers don’t come from religious groups.” In Afghanistan, suicide bombers came from Madrasas.
Suicide bombers substitute quantity with quality. These attackers are motivated by Islamist ideology.
Civilian causalities are a big problem. Many of the suicide attackers had anti-American attitudes and the numbers of suicide attacks are growing in Afghanistan.
Heyecan Vezirolgu is an intern at the American Journalism Center, a training program run by Accuracy in Media and Accuracy in Academia.
