After years of fighting the Taliban regime and trying to restore order in Afghanistan, American and British troops are largely unsuccessful. It is not the case only in Afghanistan, but is also true of the other places which America had invaded, namely Iraq. The War on Terrorism has destabilized both Afghanistan and Iraq. The repeated bombings and fighting has left people insecure. Though President Hamid karzai is trying to restore order in the country, he is still in need of assistance from foreign troops, which the American and British troops seem to readily offer; but it is also a fact that they themselves are finding it tough because of the minimal co-operation from the people.

Now if the picture is taken as a whole, of both, Iraq and Afghanistan and the near by places that have been affected by the so called War on Terrorism – Syria, Lebanon and Pakistan - there is a general mistrust over the presence of American and British troops. One idea that is prevalent among these people is the feeling that the West does not respect Islam and is averse to anything that is Islamic; at least that is what is under propaganda. Another idea that generates this mistrust is the feeling that the invading country is after the economic resources of the invaded one and something that adds to these feelings is the colonial experience. And all these countries namely Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Pakistan have already learned a lot from Iran-Iraq war and Soviet war in Afghanistan.

In Afghanistan, the internal tousle among the warlords and their control over the people still remain. Also, America has not been able to get completely rid of Al Qaeda, whose influence still looms large over the country. Under circumstances like this, people of Afghanistan remain skeptic over whom to believe and support, but the fact is, neither of them can promise Afghanistan peace and stability.

Source: Telegraph217827