| ID | 132547 |
| Title Proper | Ground zero |
| Other Title Information | a shift from Hindukush to the Arabian Sea |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Balal, Ahmad |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The signing of the proposed bilateral security agreement between the US led coalition and the Afghan government is nowhere near sight, even though the declared deadline for the complete withdrawal of coalition-led forces by the end of 2014 is drawing closer everyday. This has led to a feeling of growing pessimism amongst the general public as well as those at the helm of public affairs; there is ample historic evidence to support this phenomenon. It took barely a few years for the South Vietnamese regime to fall into the hands of the North Vietnamese after the departure of US troops and drawing up on financial support, the fall of Dr. Najibullah's pro- Soviet Kabul regime to the Taliban was no different a story. While the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was successfully thwarted when Soviet troops withdrew a decade later by an alliance whose three main partners were Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the United States, it was the latter's unceremonious and almost sudden withdrawal from this theatre of war, which sent this region into a socio-political mayhem, which continues to date with no immediate end in sight. |
| `In' analytical Note | Harvard International Review Vol.35, No.4; Spring 2014: p.71-74 |
| Journal Source | Harvard International Review Vol.35, No.4; Spring 2014: p.71-74 |
| Key Words | United States - US ; Vietnam ; US - Vietnam Relations ; Soviet Troops ; Bilateral Security Agreement - BSA ; US Led Coalition ; International Coalitions ; International Alliance ; Saudi Arabia ; Pakistan ; War ; Socio-Political Mayhem ; Historic Evidence ; Post Cold War Era ; Vietnam War ; Vietnamese Regime ; Economic Support ; Financial Support ; Soviet Kabul Regime ; Taliban ; Warfare Strategy ; Regional Security ; Afghanistan After America - AAA ; Soviet Invasion ; Arabian Sea ; Human Rights ; International Cooperation - IC ; Economic Cooperation ; International Organization - IO ; International Relations - IR ; Strategy |