{"product_id":"the-history-of-a-disgraceful-inam-r-sehri-9781803810041","title":"The History of a Disgraceful Surrender (2021)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHow the US lost its \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003elongest war in Afghanistan.\u003c\/strong\u003e.... worth considering that it was America's own choiceto jump into the Afghan sand-grave. - \u003cstrong\u003eThe world media's FALSE cry: \u003c\/strong\u003ePakistan, nominally a US partner in the war, had also been the Afghan Taliban's main patron.\u003cp\u003e Now find the answer below - \u003c\/p\u003esee the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003e27\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e September 2021 \u003c\/strong\u003ewith a big caption: PM Imran Khan: Don't blame Pakistan........; adding that: - \"America made no mention of Pakistan's sacrifices as a US ally in the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWar on Terror\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e for more than two decades. Instead, we were blamed for America's loss. - Earlier, the US had once asked Pakistan to train certain Afghani groups, called \u003cem\u003eMujahedeen\u003c\/em\u003e, jointly by the CIA and our ISI, to defeat the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s.  - Back then, President Ronald Reagan even entertained the \u003cem\u003emujahedeen\u003c\/em\u003e at the White House. - Once the Soviets were defeated, the US abandoned Afghanistan leaving behind over 4 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan and a bloody civil war in Afghanistan. From this security vacuum emerged the Taliban. - Fast forward to 9\/11, when the US needed us again - Gen Musharraf offered Washington logistics and air bases; also allowed a CIA footprint in Pakistan.  - For the Afghan people, \u003cstrong\u003ethe United States was a 'foreign occupier' just like the Soviets, deserving of the same treatment.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e- Since 2001, US was repeatedly warned that the Afghan war was un-winnable. Given their history, Afghans would never accept a protracted foreign military presence. - Pakistan was now America's collaborator, but got attacked by over 450 US drone strikes on our territory, making us the only country in history to be so bombed by an ally.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Inam R. Sehri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803810041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803810041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grosvenor House Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Inam R. Sehri","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074906452223,"sku":"9781803810041","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_205d4ac4-7419-4a91-bdf4-8b26b8417525.jpg?v=1685456467","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-history-of-a-disgraceful-inam-r-sehri-9781803810041","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}