August 22, 2021
Afghanistan: A War Unending (Opinion)
The Soviets came and went leaving Afghanistan in shatters. The Americans are doing almost the same with little positive changes so much so that today’s Afghanistan is relatively advanced in some of the institutions than one of the 90s. Russian intervention in Afghan affairs was part of the cold war power politics in a bipolar world and the American’s that of the new cold war power politics with China replacing in some spheres the Soviets as the other major playerin a relatively multi-polarity. The cold war (1945-1990) was centred on expanding sphere of influence (political-cum-economic) by both the USA and



