Killing Modernity: How the US & Britain Destroyed the Afghan Left, w/ Vijay Prashad

[@Jamalkhan47]

I am a living witness of all this drama. My father was working for president Daud at the time. I was 11 years old when the trouble started and now a 55 years old man, but never saw peace again in Afghanistan and I lived my life as a refugee from the age of 14 till now.

[@gregwang8628]

Caused by American government.

[@piticarrara]

Vijay is such a treasure. I could hear him for hours on end and never get tired

But he tells a black and white story. Afghanistan is not as simple as he told us.Communism in Afghamistsn was very good and Western influence was very bad. Too simple and not true. When Amerika did spend Billions of Dollar at the time of NATO Intervention, the Pashtun Government was very corrupt. They also worked together with TALIBANS.I.S. and Taliban destroyed most schools, even Hospitals and Shiitic Moschee. Aafganian History is not that simple as here told.😢

[@bielsun]

@ Did you capture simplicity from his talk? How so? To me it sounded as complex as it is. However, he elucidated a lot of facts that are hidden in the mainstream media propaganda. Of course, in a Marxist perspective because that's who he is, but it was far from simple to me. He does not use words such as bad or mean, right, or wrong. This is our interpretation based on the facts, on the materialism of the situation.

[@binod7623]

If West destroyed the Left from Afghanistan , then what about now. There are not even undercurrents of left movement in Afghan society. The Left that existed before was oppressive and tried to suppress religion. That is also the reason there is no strong leftist movement in Muslim countries. Islamic teachings are very much anti Left😏

[@shafatgangoo]

Vijay seems to white wash the crimes of communists who with direct intervention of Soviet union perpretrated havoc on Afghans

[@svetlana7904]

The same happened to my beautiful country of Yugoslavia that was destroyed by America more than three decades... provoked war between left ruins and nestled hatred between people who lived in harmony and respect... until today they’ve been living in unseen poverty and unrest... that’s America, hope God is watching...

[@interceptorm5]

Tacno draga sestro. Unistili su nas raj i stalno truju svet lazimo o komunizmu. Ako neko samo malo stane i razmisli zasto su najbogatiji i najmocniji toliko protiv komunizma oni bi videli da su itsti ti i protiv Boga, jer ideja komunizma je zasnovana na Isusovim predavanjima. Puno pozdrava i ljubavi tebi i tvojima.

[@patriciadowling9953]

What a great illuminating interview! Vijay Prashad is so knowledgeable and easy to listen to. Thank you so 🔥

[@yonusa72]

Illuminating lol oh yes! Reminds me of the tritium dial on my 5513 😂😂

[@sudipbhattacharya2114]

Seriously, Prashad's knowledge and memory of history and context is really incredible.

[@greystash998]

I traveled through Afghanistan 1976 and it Was a Beautiful country and they had very good Food.

[@nightrider12soul]

Same,potty it finished that way.

[@yasminea7149]

It's open for travel and tourism again. I've seen lots of youtubers travel there and report how safe it is, and yes, they love the food and the people.

[@whatever-ey2ig]

yeah its safe for foreigners, TBans want the the world to see them as a valid government, so they pay these YT travelers to spread propaganda@@yasminea7149 meanwhile this month alone the Talibans have kidnapped about 20young women and killed hazaras left and right

[@faizrizahi7280]

You nailed the issues back in my home country Afghanistan. You both deserve good respect from me and millions of Afghan origins who support liberalism and ordinary ones. Vijay's knowledge extra ordinary about the topics.

[@mytmike369]

I've only become aware of Vijay this year... This guy is a powerhouse of knowledge.

[@gost7213]

Vijay really has an elephant memory, brilliant n massive, can remember sooo many facts n all at his fingertips. Incredible, respect

[@klauskinski5969]

to bad he doesnt understand geostrategic thinking. afghanistan was a full success.

[@robertstan298]

@@klauskinski5969 Depends on what you mean exactly.

[@klauskinski5969]

@@robertstan298 a failed state with modern weapon on russias and chinas border, esp after taking etim from terrorlist. they now have a base of operation where china cant touch them without giving usa a reason

[@dnickaroo3574]

This was Afghanistan before interference by the US in 1979. Some in the US see the changes brought about in Afghanistan as “success”. (4 mins) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2XEiJWNaLCjaa8

[@klauskinski5969]

@jerrylouiswiththethickness6403 last comment above you should explain it. etim is a terrororganization usa took from its terrorlist. it tries to create a state in china. afghanistan is now filled with weapons usa left behind. optimal for them to operate from there to cause trouble in china

[@r.w.emersonii3501]

Rania Khalek could hardly be better: deeply and thoroughly informed, irrepressible personality, a joy to hear and see. And Vijay Prashad has en encyclopedic knowledge of history -- suppressed, astonishing history, going back to the 1920s. We learn, for example, * that Lenin, in the 1918 Treaty of Brest Litovsk, called for Iran and Afghanistan to remain independent * that the 1923 Constitution of King Amanullah called for men and women to be treated equally * that Lenin and King Amanullah were on friendly terms * that all roads in Kabul were paved by the Soviets in the 1950s * that four women, one a communist, were elected to the parliament in 1965 * that the April Revolution (1978) built on the liberal principles in the existing Afghan constitution * that the communists began a large-scale literacy campaign in 1978 * that literacy workers were murdered by the U.S.-backed Mujahedin * that Soviet archives show that the Soviet leaders and the KGB opposed direct involvement in Afghanistan, * that the Soviets were swayed by fear that the CIA would create a bloodbath similar to that in Chile (1973) and that in Indonesia (1965) * that most of the fighting against the U.S. Mujahedin cut-throats was done by the Afghan Army, not by the Soviets * that the communist reformist government in Kabul survived till 1996 Only one quibble: 9/11. There is actually no evidence that Osaama bin Laden (CIA handle "Tim Osman") was involved, and subsequent U.S. support for Al Qaeda in Iraq and Syria casts serious doubt on the official 9/11 narrative. Rejecting this narrative may be taboo, nonetheless.

[@r.w.emersonii3501]

I want to echo the comment of @stephenmorrell6669: > The only 'far left' international tendency to support the Soviet intervention was the International Spartacist Tendency. Their headlines read "Hail Red Army in Afghanistan", and all the other so-called 'far left' groups (eg, ISO, etc) and the Maoists howled in opposition to the intervention and in support for the imperialists and their mujahideen 'freedom fighters'.

[@RobinHerzig]

Vijay giving context to the whole 20th century in Afghanistan. I've read a bit on this history + found it fascinating + frustrating. Vijay adds so much more color.

[@patriceesela5000]

Watching this as I'm writing this, your guests in depth knowledge of Afghanistans political history is incredible. Some of what he shared was actually eye opening especially the part in which explained how involved Pakistan, the Saudi and the US were in the creation of the Mudjaheddin and the subsequent Taliban of today. What Was extremely shocking was the revelation about the killing of literacy workers just so that Afghanistans Evolution would be hampered. Imagine Afghanistan today if that never happened?? Anyway, on a side note does Rania not have the prettiest brown eyes the Left has to offer?? 😉

[@Rossion64]

Yes.

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

Still halfway through the video. So far pretty interesting, I love that they tried to bring in another perspective of reality about the Soviet-Afghan war which I think most people have never heard of and a lot of points being said are true. However, I think they missed some nuances and other details untold in their convo here. The communist cause of the new DR Afghanistan government, while certainly genuine, was actually failed to build and maintain a solid foundation for socialism to develop. It was still a premature government which was never fully prepared and anticipated the real danger of the Mujahideen forces and its influence over the, for example some probably have heard often of achievements like being said here 23:29 but the reality is that they only relatively succeed to socialize smaller portion of Afghanistan society while struggled to implement the reform over the larger society living in the rural region, who were *mostly* and strongly traditionalists and conservative muslims (which very often led to many local disputes and oppositions) and for this reason, the Mujahideen were a lot more successful in earning a popular trust and support because of the religion dogmatism and radical indoctrination approach. The government also did significant errors in their land reform policy which only caused confusion and opposition from the peasants because it simply didn't work and the government didn't have proper understanding of it. Because of it, DR Afghanistan became economically stagnant while highly dependent upon Soviet aids and supports. The assessment that the USSR was carrying out a social imperialism does appear to be closer to the truth. While the decision for them to intervene the region was out of a very good intention, in practice it was an excessive militaristic support and aid to the DR Afghanistan forces and the people, and they lacked proper strategy and tactic to effectively counter and eliminate the Mujahideen forces' attacks and influences which often led to excess of deaths from innocents and local resistances who were being made use of the Mujahideen forces as a diversion and deception. On the other hand, we often heard that the US, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan were the culprit behind those Mujahideen Islamist-extremist forces, but what's left out from this claim is the other major player which also aligned quiet closely with US: China.

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

Under Deng Xiaoping leadership and reform policy, China was geopolitically more aligned to the US, thanks to the CIA and corporate agents implanted inside both the government and the party bodies. And because of this, China' foreign policy was somewhat pro-US too, combined with their still-bitter relationship with USSR, this led to their full supports and advocacy for the Mujahideen forces.. by literally promoting the radical Salafist thought all across Southern Xinjiang while having the PLA trained and armed thousands of volunteering Uygurs on their own as Mujahideen forces too, ready to fight against Soviet forces in Afghanistan (this is real, by the end of 80s many Uygurs had to live under strict "Shari'a" law and policy). All in all, both USSR and DR Afghanistan were overwhelmed to face this unorthodox war against Mujahideen forces with combination of sophisticated US military armaments and combat vehicles, full supports from multiple countries and their asymmetric, guerrilla/insurgence warfare strategy.

[@rcmrcm3370]

Max Blumental's book, Management of Savagery, has a very detailed look at USA, Saudi complicity in Afghanistan, Libya, etc. Vijay is great because he covers other angles in good detail.

[@patriceesela5000]

@@rcmrcm3370 Max is brillant

[@Rossion64]

Thank you, Rania. Vijay is a delight to listen to. Is there a good book- (not an anti-revolution hatchet job)- about the Iranian 1979 revolution?

[@AymanB]

Do you mean the Soviet invasion?

[@robertrichard6107]

My theory is the '79 Iranian Revolution was acted out to get Jimmy Carter out of office, and Roni Raygun into office.

[@Rossion64]

@@AymanB no, the revolution to oust the Shah

[@AymanB]

@@robertrichard6107 Oh sorry was focussed on Afghanistan.

[@TheFinnishObserver]

@@Rossion64you should check John Ghazvinians america and iran since 1750, or Dilip Hiros Iranian labyrinth or Hamid Dabashis Iran without borders. They are not just about the revolution, but great books about Iran in general by some of the most knowledgeable Iran experts. Vijay Prashad happens to like Dabashi for instance

[@neiltonferreirajunior357]

Thank you for that. What a great job! Greetings from Brazil.

[@tanyaaryai]

As an Afghan, i listen to this and it does sound like the true version of my history as i know it.

[@KashifAli-qv1xo]

Yes if they you lies ..for years than whenever you hear truth .you think it is a lie.😂

[@SalehAbdurRaheem]

Fasiq.

[@KashifAli-qv1xo]

@@SalehAbdurRaheem read about economics. Google search .old photos of 60s 70s of Afghanistan Iran etc .. You will think it is Paris..

[@ESuccessMasters]

From the First time I came across Vijays work and Videos - I was fascinated by the Fountain of Economic Geopolitical history that Vijay Parts with regarding these countries and all the unbelievable. naratvive in the Weestrn world today . Thank you Rania, even though this video is 1 year old - I am greatfull for amazing guests you bring to the shows Thanks 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤😻😻😻. Whenever I see Vijay's name turn up in my feeds I pay atention. Little bit like Michael Parenti. Love his work as well. Havent seen him around for a while

[@hedayathamza7901]

Great Interview and thanks from both of you guys. It's really heartbreaking for me as an Afghan being in this country and hearing this...

[@casteretpollux]

Wishing the best to Afghanistan I'm sure that things will change and believe that Afghan people will be amongst important socialist world leaders.

[@SayedJSadat]

Vijay! I am proud of you as an Afghan

[@laleodekon5085]

The imperial powers are very afraid of educated populations. They did a similar thing in Turkey, encouraging groups opposing Village Institutes which were very progressive educational institutions… Instead they pushed forward religious extremists with disastrous results for Turkey. When I view what happened to Iran, Afghanistan and to Turkey the image becomes clearer…

[@bjornbaron5940]

Always enjoy listening to Vijay Prashad.

[@najmussaharbangash6924]

Najeebullah’s government was toppled in 1992 not 1996. When the Government was toppled Najibullah took refuge in the UN office, along side his brother Ahmedzai, until 1996. It must be reminded that evacuation of bith Najeebullah, Ahmedzai, Tokhi and Jafssr remains to-date with the UN, which did not fulfill any of its obligations and/or promises to President Najibullah and his entourage.

[@mudelta4068]

It's bizarre listening to the second last section of this brilliant piece 2 years after it aired. Kept wanting to shout out the answer to Rania and Vijay.

[@C01A60]

How true…If we had a dollar for every line the British drew that still causes conflicts among nations….!

[@whatever-ey2ig]

THANK YOU!!! Finally someone who mentions ALL the meddling in Afghanistan and not just one sided version! UK, USA, Pakistan, Saudi, mujahideen, Talibans, France, etc they're all responsible for the current situation we're in. Also appreciate the respect towards our culture and people! I hope one day communist Afghanistan will come back and all our people will be equal

[@joelnafuma835]

I just want to salute Vijay Prashad: He is the Mater of facts - Clear and constructively presented!!

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

Mark Curtis' 2010 Book 'Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam" discusses the Western attempts to stifle socialism and progressive movements in the Islamic world and also the fact that Pakistan was originally the brainchild of British Military Intelligence.

[@abrahim6340]

Thank you Rania for bringing an intelligent human being and thank you Vijay for insight and history lesson we never receive in schools.

[@philipzaccheus8398]

This exposition discussed is extremely healthy for good knowledge necessary to build the tendency encouraging OWN THOUGHTS to be part and parcel OWN NARRATIVE.

[@Ghredle]

This should be school textbook knowledge for everyone

[@hollyw9566]

Two of my favorite people! Rania Khalek and Vijay Prashad!

[@noorislive808]

I have never listened to anyone for about an hour on youtube but THIS GUY ACTUALLY IS SPITTING FACTS AND THE MORE YOU LISTEN, THE MORE YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE!

[@Harry-zc8rg]

Holy Crap Vijay and Rania this is awesome

[@henriettealkhouri7432]

And America was trying to convince us that MBS, and his cronies were working hard to modernise Saudi Arabia, give women the freedom to drive, open cafes, cinemas and make it sound as if it is a gift from MBS for the Saudis who have to genuflect to show their gratitude and as if opening a cinema is more important, yet not being able to vote or have no constitution or other rights like criticising the government or holding the it to accountability are nothing.

[@HIM-lk6of]

This was a wonderful listen. Such a rich, diverse history. Sadly there is always interference as powerful nation states make moves for their benefit even if it erodes the sovereignty, peace, prosperity. Hopefully the Afghan people persevere and rise to the point where they could genuinely decide their future themselves.

[@eightiefiv3]

Phenomenal interview Rania!!

[@nivekvb]

Good channel this!

[@redlipstickmafia]

Thank you!! 🎯🙌 💟☮️Thank you to Rania Khalek and Vijay Prashad for clarifying this amazing yet little known (at least to the Euro/N Amer west) history of Afghanistan, from the 1920’s to the present. It’s really important for Americans to learn the actual political and social history of Afghanistan and other countries/parts of the world that the CIA has so effectively white-washed and propagandized. As hard as it is for us to find the truth, it’s necessary, if we’re ever going to work together in the world for the betterment of all, & to get away from the lies & greed of the US multinational corporate state. Also known of course, as the Military-Industrial Complex, US political, corporate, military, & financial leaders continue to pursue their interests, bringing about chaos, destruction, coups, & wars, going to extreme lengths to justify their strategy, so they can continue to engage in these massive ILLEGAL WAR CRIMES via CIA programs, whose objective is to dominate the globe by extracting & stealing resources in order to enrich the elites within large corporations as well as the military contractors such as weapons manufacturers, to advance the careers of military generals, and to finance the campaigns of political figures as well as provide a revolving door 7+ figure jobs once they leave office. The side effects of carrying out these insidious objectives, is to impoverish whole countries for profit, and to remove any left-leaning pro-democracy government in favor of installing corporate-friendly, criminal, and highly UNDEMOCRATIC governments, answerable only to the US corporate state (while US Presidents & members of Congress then have the NERVE to claim that they cannot access the budget necessary for providing its own citizens with basic healthcare, education, affordable housing, or poverty elimination at home.)

[@khushayarshah5595]

Constructive dialogue. Thanks!

[@venkataraghotham7586]

Excellent analysis

[@pullmanjr]

I was in socialist Afghanistan in 1978 and the women ran the schools, hospital, grew the food and cook it. Never did find out what the men did.

[@borisnegrarosa9113]

They were colluding with the Saudis.

[@redlipstickmafia]

Wow, incredible

[@meatiest1989]

The real men were in the Afghan Army or either in Parcham 💪🏻

[@sheriefelsayad5578]

Afghan was never socialist 😂 these people are living in a fairy tale. Leftism or communism would have never succeeded in Afghanistan even if the western powers and the soviets didnt meddle in their business. Afghanistan has always been relatively conservative, what these American leftists need to understand is that we DONT want liberalism in the middle east. Keep the plague and disease of liberalism to yourself.

[@yasminea7149]

Were you in Kabul?

[@friskedmooo9369]

Pls have him on again! Great guest

[@johndavies1336]

Brilliant interview! For me there were continuous historical revelations.The contextual historical background vastly increased my understanding of the reforms and positive changes that had been put into Afghan Law. Once again the Hegemony of the Western Imperialists undermined and destroyed the life possibilities of Afghan people. The international context again clarified the arguments for the Soviet support for the Afghan Communist government and that how it differed from the Hungarian and Chekoslovak Soviet interventions. In particular the Saudi and USA intrigues and financing of conflicts throughout Western Asia , Iran and Afghanistan has been devastating for all. It was really enlightening to listen to the fantastic possibilities, despite the brutality and cruelty of Imperialism, that the Afghan people are capable of achieving astounding things. They, in all their differing ethnicities are unique and tenacious - and need time and courage to create a peaceful and prosperous Society. ♦️♦️♦️

[@petermanuel5043]

Thank you for this. Longform conversations like this are important today in this tiktok world.

[@ahmadharess2211]

The communist government of Najibullah was in power until 1992, not 1996 like Vijay says. From 1992 to 1996 the Mujahideen established their Islamic government in Kabul, while Najibullah was holed up in the UN compound but wasn't allowed to leave the country.

[@yasminea7149]

Yes, from 1992 to 1996, Rabani was in charge along with Masud.

[@jurgad8344]

I could listen to Vijay Prashad all day long. All schools should have teachers like him.

[@ConeDaRagusa]

Great conversation. In general, the host could work a bit on diminishing exaltation and not going into comments about some events that are not historically explained by facts. All in all, this channel stands out in quality of the content. The host does a great job, which might be even better by avoiding diluting the main topic of the video with comments about non proven to be true cause/consequence of some events.

[@lorineanitabrice6768]

Love you to Rania, you both.very intelligent people. 💕💕🇦🇺

[@roubika1922]

Nearly one century of Afghanistan history summed up byVijay . Absolutely brilliant work . God bless you.

[@j.rustage3794]

This is fascinating on the subject of US / UK interference and manipulation AND the patronising neo-colonial attitudes to Afghanistan, also on iIliteracy as the favoured state of conservatism.

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

Mark Curtis' 2010 Book 'Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam" discusses the Western attempts to stifle socialism and progressive movements in the Islamic world and also the fact that Pakistan was originally the brainchild of British Military Intelligence.

[@fredganoe9791]

Wow! Fascinating history. Thanks.

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

Mark Curtis' 2010 Book 'Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam" discusses the Western attempts to stifle socialism and progressive movements in the Islamic world and also the fact that Pakistan was originally the brainchild of British Military Intelligence.

[@alanbarbier3521]

Great interview! Great Info Thank you both.

[@abidali6712]

Phenomenal discussion; Vijay Prasad always brings amazing insights and lifts veils off commonly accepted erroneous narratives...

[@BAFREMAUXSOORMALLY]

It is the first time since I left my male Afghani students friends (TALIBAAN) some 20 of them (and 2 ladies) in 1965 in Moscow that I hear an INTELLIGENT and TRUTHFUL account about Afghanistan. And I watched only the first 8 minutes and a half! I knew Vijay Prasad before, and he seems very sincere and honest! I would like ti watch him more and CLOSER! THANK YOU BOTH, RANIA KHALEK and VIJAY PRASAD. Most of the times, I had to deal with Bollywoodised Hindu racists and Muslim Chamchas (Hindu house slaves). BAFS

[@yasminea7149]

Afghan (not Afghani) just like you would say Indian and not Hindi when speaking English 😊

[@akbarfarzin9857]

You said it very well !!! Thanks 🙏!!!

[@pouri55]

I’ve always admired Veejay Prachard. However, he’s fascinating here. What an amazing human being. Thank you for this Rania. Thank you. ❤🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@moresoysauce5489]

Feel like I'm in history class I love it haha

[@jazkhan1299]

Well said thank u Vijay prashad ji...massive respect to u...

[@bhmirabi]

Very informative, thanks

[@stevenmedge3479]

Fantastic interview

[@tom5162000]

Very informative Mr. Prashad 💯 % Agreed, great piece of history, except the info about Taliban, you need to study a little more about them.

[@ssvemuri]

very instructive point about Afghans being villified while the same sort of religious civil warfare has been recreated in the middle east,, Libya and Syria. The common factor here is Saudi Arabian (and other gulf state funding) & CIA weapons and training

[@makroyanKona]

thanks for the honesty❤🌟

[@shoedil812]

This is waaay to interesting!

[@chaimfood3006]

Excellent analysis sir Regards sohaib

[@rocketfarm5352]

Finally the truth we were never told in the west Thanks

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

Mark Curtis' 2010 Book 'Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam" discusses the Western attempts to stifle socialism and progressive movements in the Islamic world and also the fact that Pakistan was originally the brainchild of British Military Intelligence.

[@pmcc95]

Brilliant discussion. Thank you!

[@vusimdudu9033]

Thanks for a great show,and the information given to us,your audience. Looking forward to seeing your next show.

[@bundleofperceptions1397]

47:00 - Why did the U.S. withdraw from Afghanistan? I think a better answer is this: it has been rumored that Afghanistan was a money and weapons laundering operation, and that is why the U.S. was involved there for so long. While in Afghanistan, the U.S. military were fighting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, and U.S. soldiers were being killed and wounded, and this situation did nothing to weaken Russia. By moving their money and weapons laundering operation from Afghanistan to Ukraine, they continue to get those benefits, but now Ukrainians are being killed, instead of U.S. soldiers, they get the added benefit of weakening Russia, and they get to loot Ukraine's resources in the process.

[@rickgoodman3687]

What an informative interview.

[@jazkhan1299]

Exilence..analysis....Great great Vijay ji...respect...

[@najmussaharbangash6924]

From 1992 to 2996 it was the Mujahedeen who were ruling over Afghanistan. The fight between the Northern Alliance and the Hizb e Islami of Gulbadeen Hikmatyar had ethnic dispute and which of these factions should hold the top position in their government.

[@yasminea7149]

It was a struggle between men for power who happened to be from different ethnic groups. If 2 gangs from NY and Chicago were at war, we wouldn't say it was a war between ethnicities or origins bn NY and Chicago. We would say it was a struggle of power and domination bn the 2 gangs. Similarly here.

[@swapansinha5717]

Vijay Prasad epic historical knowledge..

[@aliakbarakbari3802]

Vijay, thanks for your accurate analysis, I think one correction is needed which is, the killings that started at Taraki / Amin's governments continued under Babrak Karmal's government but in a lower scale.

[@johnbabu3640]

The fundamental issue in that region is conflict between modernization and old ways and that continues even today; add Cold War in midst and every thing down hill from there. Turkey, Egypt , Iran , Iraq, KSA etc.

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

Mark Curtis' 2010 Book 'Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam" discusses the Western attempts to stifle socialism and progressive movements in the Islamic world and also the fact that Pakistan was originally the brainchild of British Military Intelligence.

[@zal1905]

One thing he missed is the communist government of Afghanistan ended in 1992 not in 1996 as he mentions @58:16. That is when the Mujahideen took over and Najibullah took refuge at the UN office. In 1994 the Taliban appeared and took overthrow the Mujahideen and took Kabul in 1996 and that is when they took Dr. Najibullah out of the UN compound and killed him (along with his brother who was visiting him from the US at the time).

[@lazypops3117]

so much for Spreading Democracy (TM)

[@VolksStokes]

Thank you!!!!!!

[@ismatmahboob8231]

He is so true about how they backup the ISI and groups of killer to destroy Afghanistan

[@jameelafridi1410]

Very informative. Very convincing

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

Mark Curtis' 2010 Book 'Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam" discusses the Western attempts to stifle socialism and progressive movements in the Islamic world and also the fact that Pakistan was originally the brainchild of British Military Intelligence.

[@Petrov3434]

BRAVO !! - thank you

[@fernandosousa4657]

Amazing...The best writers in the world could not make this up. Fascinating. What a series this would make, if only the truth could be told....

[@antonioruiz423]

We Americans' should grow up and stop with feeling that our government is a source for good. Democrat or Republican. We are and have been a source for great harm and suffering. Why not? We've come to think that the one % is basically a natural result of superior people receiving their just compensation. This clip is more important than anything on our common media. Thank you.

[@kamalzazai211]

Wonderful discussion Vijay

[@52darcey]

This guy is amazing …the more I listen, the more I realise how little I know. For westerners, our whole view of the world is skewed.

[@wynetsang]

The Persian Empire delivered thousands of outcasts, from now Afghanistan and Pakistan, to Eastern Europe. This established the westward bound of outcast all the way to the Americas. Some of these outcast became Socrates and Plato. Others became Alexander the Great, who established the homecoming eastward to India. Since then outcasts have established the addiction of westward freedom and eastward home coming, revenge.

[@harunnoristani7152]

Ahmad Sha Masood may have started with the others. But he did all he could to help his country. He gave us his life to defend it. We all Afghan owe his a great debt.

[@fallenswan1670]

Very good and interesting video.

[@rootin222]

20:28 Barbark Kamal I actually ended up trying to liberalize the socialist system and targeting the social safety nets in the country causing the economy to go down words it wasn’t until Najibulah Comes to power he actually creates a moderate socialist state that holds on even after the USSR leaves in fact they hold on for almost 3 years

[@andresrivas2400]

The "Left", if were real, SHOULD HAVE gone all out in suport of the PDPA regime - and certainly the Soviet fraternal intervention. I didn't see that. Take just one example, the "Womens Movement" in the West, on campus, etc - Many jumped in to condemn the USSR - while, obviously, the "Women Question" was central to the conflic in Afghanistan - my point is, there needs to be some self criticism on the Left in the West. Maybe, just DO or Say NOTHING - rather than jump in on the WRONG SIDE.

[@luteobaidi5814]

The three core questions, hunger, illiteracy, and health: With a 2.6 trillion dollars so called spending with the U.S. intervention not only these core problems have been addressed, but, in contrary, it has also been aggrandized. On these three issues, Afghanistan was relatively better off than what it looks today, i.e., parents selling their children because they cannot feed them. The strategic map for Afghanistan, as the HEART OF ASIA, that has been drawn unfortunately has continuously been circumvented! Would an unrest and talibanized Afghanistan means another adventure to high Asia? Is there a second Great Game on the way?

[@Kabul-lf1dn]

God bless you with this great session

[@motow3031]

VJ my man.

[@ayubshaikh9156]

Oh ,retrospective Look, how we were mislead , how wrong we were , brainwashed ,….. ! Rania & Vijay ,…. What a lesson in History,….

[@namiin3034]

These people have been obsessed with Afghanistan for over 100 years ago.

[@buci555]

And most people were gating history classes from Rambo movie including me 😢😢.

[@sailendrayalamanchili4126]

Great documentary, please do one, about the back ground leading to the promotion of the reactionary and communal muslim league party , and its leader Jinnah, in preference to the secular and liberal Nehru , to effect the partition of India by the British in 1947. The cold war had started in Europe and Nehru was perceived to be ideologically close to the Soviets , where as the conservative and reactionary leaders of the Muslim league, were opposed to land reform, promotion of education, womens rights, etc., leading to the present situation in Pakistan.

[@kayty6673]

I would love to hear Vijay talk /teach the factual history of Vietnam.

[@yonusa72]

Najibs government collapsed in 92’ it was live on the radio. Not 96’

[@EmHotep4520]

Wow. Are there any books about that addresses what Prashad has stated, especially as it pertains to Afghanistan's socialist/communist background.

[@venkataraghotham7586]

It is accurate to say that Afghanistan was destroyed by a clutch of countries oncluding Washington USA

[@mansoorkaghaz9669]

Newzealand, Australia, Palestine, Iraq, Iran, Syria, India, iIreland and Africa are just a few countries that have suffered almost the same Or similar destructions in one way or the other by colonialism of Britain and USA