Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. To Intervene or Not To Intervene: the Choices in Afghanistan 145 August 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Business Day (South Africa) on 10 August 2021 by Yaccob Abba Omar (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Afghanistanal-QaidaJoe BidenSouth AfricaTalibanVietnam Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Saudi Arabia: A Moment in the ‘Oval Office’ December 4, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat 0 Germany: Warlords Play with Donald Trump December 6, 2025. Published in Die Tageszeitung 0 India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. 0 Argentina: Argentina-US Agreement: The Real Context December 4, 2025. Published in Clarín[T]he U.S. government does not have the legislative authority to negotiate free trade agreements. 0 Austria: Trump’s Chaotic Management Is Hurting Himself and the Whole World December 5, 2025. Published in Der Standard[I]t Is appalling to see the person in charge of the U.S. nuclear arsenal acts like a spoiled child. 0 Topics Taiwan: The Slow Spread of Anti-American Sentiment Affecting Taiwan December 9, 2025. Published in Taiwan TimesInternational skepticism of the U.S. has gradually evolved into anti-American sentiment — a trend that has already spread to Taiwan. 0 Austria: There Is Still Some Check on the US Administration December 9, 2025. Published in Der Standard[N]ot everything is permitted under Trumpism. 0 India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. 0 Kenya: Peace in the Great Lakes Region Now Made Possible December 8, 2025. Published in The Standard 0 Egypt: Churchill and Chamberlain December 8, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineHistorians will be scratching their heads when they get around to studying U.S. President Donald Trump. 0 Spain: Neocolonialism and Ethnocides December 8, 2025. Published in La JornadaThe U.S.-Israeli duo is ruthless, deeply ethnocidal, full of arrogance and replete with religious and racial hatred. 0 Jordan: America between Israel’s Burdens and Arabs’ Benefits December 8, 2025. Published in alraiIsrael has lost its functional role … and no longer provides immense benefit to the West 0 Turkey: Will Trump’s 28 Points Be Enough for Ukrainian Sovereignty? December 8, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah 0 Related Articles India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. South Africa: Why Confronting Donald Trump Is Essential for South Africa’s Sovereignty December 6, 2025. Published in Cape TimesPresident Donald Trump has used everything he can to undermine the sovereignty of this country with little to no success. It must remain like that. South Africa: Why Nothing Will Stop Trump from Throwing Mud at SA December 3, 2025. Published in Cape TimesWhat perhaps remains unresolved, is how long the American electorate will allow Trump to reduce their country into a paranoia state, an empire of appalling tantrums and ragtag diplomacy. South Africa: How Revoking Naledi Pandor’s US Visa Was Engineered November 29, 2025. Published in Cape TimesThe question we therefore need to ask is who is next? Ghana: Will America’s Absence from the G20 Summit in South Africa Affect Key Decisions? November 25, 2025. Published in GhanaWeb Previous articleThe Country of Unfrightened PatriotsNext articleReopening of US Border Is Modestly Good News