The anti-terrorist policy of the US in Afghanistan. Destabilization of the situation in Afghanistan (2006-2008)

This paper investigates the U.S anti-terrorist policies in Afghanistan after 2006, following the escalation of the situation and activation of terrorist and radical groups. The successes achieved by the US in the first phase in Afghanistan, have been largely undermined the efforts of the movement "Taliban", which after 2006 began their offensive.The events of September 11, 2001 became a kind of Rubicon for the modern world. The terrorist acts in New York and Washington, D.C were the unprecedented acts of terrorism ever. The preparation and implementation of such actions were definitely beyond the power of any marginalized group of terrorists. The study of the "Counter-Terrorist policy of the U.S" (2001-2008) requires the research of the official documents of two countries from 2001 through 2009, which is possible to do only in the named countries, using the best available opportunities. Besides, it is very important to conduct thorough research in the archives of these two countries so as to find out what officials say and write about the issue. This article is about the military component of the U.S strategy in Afghanistan. On the same day, September 11, U.S. President George W. Bush delivered an address to the nation, in which he said that "America was attacked" and that " the U.S. will not make a distinction between those who commit acts and those who covered the terrorists." The head of the U.S. declared a state of emergency to calm the nation. He said: "Our army is strong and ready." The U.S. president made it clear that his country was preparing retaliatory measures against the organizers of the terrorist attacks and those who supported them. "America, - he said - crushed its enemies before and will do it this time». At the begining of the U.S antiterrorist operation in Afghanistan, Washington achieved considerable success. It should be noted that the major factor of destabilization of Afghanistan was the war in Iraq. Washington transferred its attention and put all resources on military operations in Iraq, and forgot Afghanistan. This article qualitatively explores the real reasons of destabilisation the situation in Afghanistan and the U.S counter-terrorism policy. Serious concern was expressed about Pakistan, which, though not included in the list of the countries that support terrorism, has a substantial influence on the Islamic Movement of "Taliban". During the civil war in Afghanistan, Pakistan provided all possible assistance to the Taliban. After winning the civil war in Afghanistan, the Taliban regime was officially recognized by Islamabad. Although the Taliban was not included in the list of terrorist organizations, Washington did not recognize the Taliban as a legitimate government in Afghanistan. In regard to the Taliban, the U.S. administration issued a separate document imposing sanctions against the regimes that sponsor terrorism. On the conclusion, the author wrote that the arsenal of action and mechanisms of implementation U.S is not enough to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan.

Keywords

Authors

References