Origins of the Taliban

[@CaspianReport]

For even more context, watch our latest report on 'How Afghanistan became a failed state': kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZvWp6CHh5Zsiqc

[@stoatmuldoon3131]

the algorithm is already re-recommending this to me hahaha

[@ablockboorg1467]

wow

[@splifstar85]

The amount of facts in this video - little to none.. The amount of propaganda - overwhelming 🤦‍♂️

[@savageantelope3306]

just watched it yesterday and now going to this

[@samvadokossatz9153]

what does 911 have to do with taliban? one has to be more than naiv to believe the official story

[@af8828]

America: supplies Mujahideen w stingers so they can shoot down Russian gunships Taliban 20 years later: uno reverse card

[@thewingedhussar4188]

lol perhaps, but the US has proven to be a nation much harder to get rid of. Plus the Taliban are having a hard time to getting people to follow along with their beliefs. Though granted i have gaps in my knowledge.

[@artman7780]

@TheWinged Hussar Yeah, we saw that in Vietnam. Not to mention US had a stalemate in Korea. For Syria right now, the US is an insignificant player compared to Russia, Iran and Turkey. It’s just staying there for the good oil.

[@cyrusthegreat4784]

@@artman7780 isn't that a good strategy move ? That was the whole idea of splitting the area after the fall of the ottomans , keep the Arabs fighting against each other so they can never rise against us , do you think the USA care at all what's going on there , the USA there for two reason oil and Israel thats it and just liked you said they getting that oil without fighting . Great move to be honest .

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

@@cyrusthegreat4784 Would've been better to just let them have the lands they were promised, since the people that took over were ACTUAL hardliners rather than the more reasonable and secular leaders that would've been easier to negotiate with. Sykes Picot was one of the dumbest things our species has done, still dealing with the consequences to this day :/

[@twokool4skool129]

@@artman7780 I'd rather they die fighting terrorists than Americans. And we don't need their oil. The US is a net oil and natural gas exporter thanks to fracking. We're just making sure their oil wells don't fall to terrorists who use them to fund their operations.

[@MoizCOUK]

Afghanistan is graveyard of empires and Pakistan is providing funeral services

[@fasih-ur-rehman9630]

Pakistan arranged the peace between Yanks and Taliban . We didn't benefit from any of this . We only helped the Mujahideen along with CIA against Russian forces.

[@noonecares793]

@@fasih-ur-rehman9630 you got billions mate for pushing fundamentalism.

[@muhammedali8456]

@@noonecares793 so tell me who was providing the funrel servises😂 ....america gave the money....it supported the afgans to get rid of russions and then move in themselfs ...thats called karma....

[@partisanoffaith]

Only Alexander conquered Afghanistan

[@blacksheep6174]

@@noonecares793 Actually we had benefit...USSR wanted to get access to warmwaters we saw communism as antiIslamic and afghan government was Hostile, We helped the talibans cuz afghan post-muhajideen thugs and warlords occupied provinces Provoking movememts in pakistan unstability pedophilia et cetra...talibans are harsh intolerent medievel but not terrorists

[@Khaled.Bahaaeldin]

"Whomever raises a viper, it will turn around to bite him" An Egyptian proverb.

[@Amghannam]

What's the proverb? How do you even say viper in Egyptian? As opposed to just regular snake?

[@NTLuck]

@@Amghannam Snake in arabic is "Thu'ban" while Viper is "Afa'a". Also Constrictor is "Hayya"

[@Amghannam]

@@NTLuck Ahh really? I thought they all meant 'snake'.

[@sebastianminney4696]

Truth

[@Mauro0]

We say "Raise crows and they'll take your eyes off" In Spanish

[@jaijojan1]

History repeats again, sad for all these people so much suffering

[@silentwatch7643]

So Pakistani clerics crqted the Taliban The Holy book has been misinterpreted and this has resulted in mindless killing.

[@Legend27999]

Man repeats history

[@perfectsplit5515]

"They abandoned their Communist Afghan allies to the wolves." "The Mujahidin forces enclosed on Kabul and overthrew the Communist leadership." Replace the word, "Communist" with the expression, "America-backed" Replace the word, "Mujahidin" with the word, "Taliban", and you can see that we Americans followed in the Russians' footsteps. :(

[@KimAhrina11]

@@silentwatch7643 they are more than that about religion things

[@Grendelmonster8u]

@@silentwatch7643 The Taliban are doing things Muhammad laid out n the Qur’an and Hadith. They extend these things to modern inventions that didn’t exist in Arabian culture. Clerics in Saudi Arabia did the same -complained about radio and TVs in the 1960s. The Taliban is even worse. When people say extreme that is only because the Taliban is following Muhammad and Islamic history such as Muhammad and his soldiers conquered tribes, destroyed statues (called idols), didn’t allow paintings, covered women, and so on. Entertainment too. What happens in madrassas is they totally immerse these kids into Islam and the fighting, hatred of non-Muslims which is all over the Qur’an…I’ve read it. Iran did this to boys when Iraq invaded them. Pretty much convinced boys to want to die for Allah. But even Wahhabist Saudi Arabia is now letting women not to have to wear the abaya but dressing respectfully, even allowing respectful music, especially ancient instruments and of course modern things. They still have some strict rules, some Qur’anic others cultural. It would be stupid if they followed the Qur’an’s allowing marrying cousins because we know that causes health problems and blindness.

[@jamesaltonfilms]

"War can change men and in Afghanistan, it changed millions."

[@asisibayuda9778]

How do Afghanistan men changed?

[@villainsneverdie5160]

Cornelius Kiplagat just visit once, you will be hunt by our mountains💪🏼🇦🇫

[@villainsneverdie5160]

Ju mama facts

[@noralavender3798]

@@asisibayuda9778 well if you fight in a war and kill people for the first time and see blood and kill bad people your not the same person anymore some people go mentally insane when going to war

[@Ali80076]

As a Pashtun myself let me tell you Pashtun male chauvinism is nothing new. My own great grandfather was fond of assembling a lashkar (militia) and raiding British India, then fought as a loyalist for King Amanullah back in 1920s along with Nadir Shah (then a general of Amanullah) after defeating the usurper Bachai Saqao Nadir Shah took the throne for himself and my great grandfather found himself in exile and as a fugitive in british india. So yeah afghans warring and betraying eachother is nothing new

[@drdzdd]

5'00 : remember those kids, because one day, they will return. That's the whole story

[@king_panda1387]

sdo sdo as if the child of a Freedom Fighter will not follow his Father's footsteps.

[@zubairkhankharooti3621]

And i will return...

[@TwistedAkimoto]

Many of those kids are spread throughout the world living in suburbia running there own businesses with money spread out by the CIA and other american government departments. They dont want to return their country anymore. I know many of them in America

[@wazirgull9345]

I was one of those kids but i never wanted to destroy my mother soil. And the guy in black suit called dr. Najibullah. I want u to watch his biogrphy

[@wazirgull9345]

@@TwistedAkimoto i am one of those kids i dnt know any of them who i live with or study with to be supported by cia or ather shit. Since age of 14 i work as a grown man and running my hard life. U can that stamp in your f... pocket

[@noamansattar]

"War can change men, and in Afghanistan it changed millions" Love this quote

[@hanagreg]

change men*

[@ProfessorOFanthropology979]

I think he’s alluding to the homosexual nature of the modern afghan men.

[@Abjefdi]

boxhead mcparcelson wtf are u talking

[@ProfessorOFanthropology979]

idk 😐 you have the G A Y

[@Laotzu.Goldbug]

@@Abjefdi bachi boys

[@spr1ngcactu5]

Imagine being an American soldier with a few months to years of training and every enemy you face has only known warfare since they were a fetus

[@dripcapone]

@Capitalist Warrior 😂 sounds like saying that is a coping mechanism for you

[@kgizzle92]

That wasn’t even the first time that happened…it happened in Vietnam…officers were leading men against NVA and Vietcong that had defeated the Japanese and French

[@BasedPureblood]

@Capitalist Warrior then Allah wins in the end lmao.

[@empiregeof]

@Capitalist Warrior Thats why they couldn't defeat the Taliban, right? It was "too easy" You're really taking that COPIUM like you're a heroine addict arent you

[@Bigbadred]

@@empiregeof i see what you did there

[@thelastoddman901]

I feel sorry for the afghans. Soviets invaded them, America destroyed them, even bin Laden was Saudi not an afghan.

[@reredongy]

Osama was hiding in the mountains of Tora Bora but soon fled to Pakistan that's why they invaded to find Osama but failed, so before you comment please do your research

[@amromohamed3520]

@@K33MMOBILE I believe most of the highjakers were from Saudi Arabia

[@sometimeslol5578]

@@K33MMOBILE Saudis did it and Cheney pointed finger to afganistan cause it didn't have any pull in the economy

[@AbdulQadirghayour]

And pakistan looted them

[@K33MMOBILE]

@@AbdulQadirghayour US and Soviet looted them

[@66newsnetwork]

When events from 2002 are called history, an 18 year old starts to feel really old.

[@christianjuarez7618]

I guarantee there’s an 18 year old in Afghanistan right now who’s gonna come home from his 6 month deployment, and be 1 year older than his peers.

[@matthewl2036]

Yep

[@campkira]

Mujahideen was sometime around the 80's... supply weapon by usa... rocket launcher are alot cheaper than a russian attack helicoptor...they learn IED and get AK from close by funding by usa.. that why they got left when russian is gone.. they just feel used by usa to fight their war... hecne the 9-11.... sin of father..

[@jpmnky]

When you were old enough to buy liquor in 2002 and realize that was 18 years ago, you feel old. Happens to any of us that live long enough.

[@Slayer119988]

When you’re old enough to *remember* events from 2002 you feel old.

[@AzoreanProud]

"A common danger unites even the bitterest enemies." - Aristotle

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

temporarily - hunger games

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

@Total Inform defense it is then

[@potcupcake]

Bird bird bird, b-bird is the word - Peter Griffin

[@appleslover]

Britain and France agree

[@beepboopbeepp]

Total Inform The peace that already broke?

[@nilsmeta641]

I've always wondered where the Talibans came from and why the fought... it's insane how we never hear about the origins of them on the news, as one could imagine it being quite essential to be able to get the entire picture of the situation

[@victormacdougall6395]

Where they came from? They literally never left where they came from lmao. They were just living by their conservative values for thousands of years business as usual.

[@Zaa-up4hg]

There real Muslims and follow everything not like the fake ones we have in America they been here for so long

[@jhonshephard921]

@@victormacdougall6395 did you not watch the actual video you are commenting on?

[@victormacdougall6395]

@Jhon Shephard I did watch the actual video I commented on.

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

Islam. Read the Quran. I did.

[@NLTops]

Whenever I think I know a fair bit about a particular struggle, you come in with a video and prove me wrong. I always knew the Taliban's origin was in the Russian-Afghan conflict, and I knew the US' funding was involved. But man you added a lot of details I had no idea of. Great video as always Shirvan!

[@mukkaar]

US pretty much supported anyone that was against USSR and vice versa.

[@markawbolton]

@@mukkaar Regan made a virtue of it. Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.

[@wisdomleader85]

The path to hell is often paved with good intentions.

[@cosmicwakes6443]

@conan263 Wrong. The Soviets defended Afghanistan against bloodthirsty thugs.

[@khan-cricket]

@@cosmicwakes6443 Wrong, Soviet go in only for communist government which failed to rule the country

[@OXxDarkxXO56]

The timing of this video is too perfect.

[@SpectacleAssault]

Why is that?

[@OXxDarkxXO56]

@@SpectacleAssault because of the recently announced peace deal between the US and the Taliban

[@wahyuprasojo5148]

@@OXxDarkxXO56 yesterday, without Afghanistan gov i suppose

[@Iamwolf134]

Besides, we've given the Taliban enough of a pounding anyways. Hey, maybe we can offer the Taliban a trade deal further down the line

[@johnnyaingel5753]

@@OXxDarkxXO56 TRUTH EXACTLY

[@MartinDeHill]

Hey algorithm, you should recommend this video

[@ricojes]

Algorithm: no.

[@Amghannam]

@@ricojes But it did!

[@faquitta]

Technically it's not an algorithm, it's a neural network

[@t.t.2430]

I second this

[@MrUlyseses]

I and the algorithm endorse this message

[@nobbystyles4807]

thats one of the clearest explanations ive seen. 20 years ago i had a friend who worked for a charity near the swat valley and confirmed much of this.

[@jaipreetsingh6566]

How can u defeat an enemy that sees paradise when looking down at a barrel of a gun

[@louisxiv736]

Yes you put them up for good

[@jaipreetsingh6566]

@@louisxiv736 send them to paradise

[@docm7583]

@@jaipreetsingh6566 exactly.

[@simulify8726]

@SHOBI KHAN ISIS*

[@lialaliala2968]

😂🤣👍

[@siddislikesgoogle]

I never realized how tragic their history has been, truly saddened by this tale. Well done on helping us understand.

[@p41n0koki]

Read the book "a thousand splendid suns" by Khaleid Hosseini,It is a beautifull book explaining the reak history of Afghanistan in a ficticious story

[@Thor-Orion]

@@p41n0koki I know it wasn’t for me but I really appreciate the recommendation, I am so interested in this region’s history.

[@barbarossalivegaming]

this video and the creater hate taliban thats why it,s so negative

[@Thor-Orion]

@@barbarossalivegaming I mean, the Taliban aren’t really a stable government. I feel so bad for the civilians in the area, they’ve been through so much. First the Soviets, then the individual corrupt leaders of each area. Then the Taliban promised the people stability and so the people supported them only for the Taliban to turn around and start enforcing tons of new laws on the people who just want to live. I don’t think the Taliban is all as bad as the western governments want us to believe, but there are certainly sections of their government which are horribly corrupt and oppressive.

[@nilesbutler8638]

I fully concur. I was well aware of the outlines of this generations-long catastrophe, but Shivan has once again analyzed and presented it in a way that deepened my insight. Thanks, man!

[@FUBARGunpla]

Funny how little the Americans learnt from Vietnam and the Russians when fighting these people, insurgent combat is usually an uphill battle

[@spaceman3671]

alex hernandez politically the US took a beating in Vietnam but death wise we fucking demolished north Vietnam

[@abrupt9842]

It’s a huge challenge and you’re pretty much destined to lose because the people you’re fighting look just like normal civilians

[@ceroew4239]

@Gloryboy the US won but ultimately lost at home

[@howtonotbasic1383]

@@abrupt9842 and the people ur fighting place traps ;-;

[@abrupt9842]

HowToNotBasic that’s the worst part about it I think. Bamboo sticks with poop smeared on them as Tiger traps and IEDs are horrible. You could be doing a patrol and one wrong step and you’re gone with nothing left of you but maybe your dog tag

[@inferno0020]

these 13 minutes have done a much better job than hours after hours of news and documentaries created by pundits.

[@johnyricco1220]

We need an episode on Turkey’s relationship with Russia and Syria

[@ahmadfrhan5265]

🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷 operation peace shield started. down with Assad and Russians

[@mrcocoloco7200]

@@ahmadfrhan5265 Yeah........Ah No!

[@deadirony477]

Eurdogan is a disgrace to humanity.

[@sanasama2209]

Erdogan is a dog of Putin along with Assad. There you go about the relationship 🙄

[@ivanvoronov3871]

@@ahmadfrhan5265 you will lose. Conflict with Russia has always ended badly. The Kurds will side with Assad now and NATO will want no part with Turkey. The conflict will become a quagmire for turkish forces. Negation and co- operation with Russia as you did before was the best strategy

[@SamSam-ei3sq]

As an Afghan, I couldn’t agree more to the explanation.

[@CarlosReyes-lw7qi]

Like I say my Afghan friend long live the influence of the northern alliance and most of all the influence of Ahmad Shah Massoud

[@campkira]

then you know.. your land had been fighting for very long time... it just differnt country... it just life of middle kingdom.. as a guy with the same middle kingdom country.. it just life of endless fight...

[@system7989]

Some major bs was in the vidio .like Taliban Vs mujahideen .boi these two are the same people doing the same thing .

[@elhamhemat572]

@@CarlosReyes-lw7qi fuck Ahmad shah Massoud, that mother fucker is the reason why the cities were destroyed.

[@JK-eb4ck]

I am so sorry my shity ass country (USA) ruined your country.

[@ANDYSCRICKET]

You cant defeat a nation that was raised in war and terror, the upcoming generation of fighters will be even more stronger and fierce!

[@ANDYSCRICKET]

@madone 05 yeah, they have nothing left to lose anymore

[@aamirdar2546]

@@ANDYSCRICKET exactly

[@Bizzon666]

So true! Also the new generation of hardened fighters hate us for occupying them. This whole war is militarily un-winnable, we are creating more terrorists than we are supressing.

[@Bizzon666]

@King Waffi I am the white man from the culture that is occupying Afghanistan=/ But I respect their struggle against us. They also practically won by now, my country already stopped military operations there.

[@rburk854]

Well you can win, but you need to do it the Roman way, which is frowned upon these days.

[@yussefthe3rd]

One of the best videos I've seen to explain the historical geopolitics of Afghanistan.

[@madao7865]

*Fun fact:* Whenever you release a political video, somewhere, a KZbin algorithm becomes sentient and cries.

[@Spitamenes007]

Madao crazy how the guy that the founder of algorithms is from the “modern” country of Afghanistan al khawarizmi as was Avicenna etc

[@MrJakys1234566]

To think that Afghanistan has been seeing conflict for around 40 years, shits crazy man

[@lachlanwelsh5880]

Crazy and sad. Afghanistan was a progressive, educated and positively developing nation before the Soviets went in. That was the start of the awful situation… and it has never been solved. Destroy the Taliban NOW.

[@edwardhoulton8725]

Try 400 years

[@sjaakkielzog314]

nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Game#/media/Bestand:Great_Game_cartoon_from_1878.jpg about Russia and England.

[@zzerxes]

Several millenia

[@kurtaslan1511]

@@SheikhBouAoun yeah you know more than the powers who tried already and failed. If money is a matter than you are saying they have more money than US and that's why they winning...thats a bitter dose u have to swallow man

[@bagaktv8984]

From what I could gather, its impossible to dislodge the Taliban without engaging in a sort of cultural genocide on the Afghans. It is who they are, a conservative, deeply religious patriarchy. You cannot be half-hearted against them, It is either all in, or just leave them be, no matter how disturbing that thought is.

[@cheeminthao7819]

Exactly how Genghis Khan was the only one to completely subjugate them

[@victormacdougall6395]

True, 80% of men in Afghanistan support the Taliban. That is their way of life. You just have to respect it. I think if America spent less time on its high horse and more time actually trying to help its people it would be far better off. Also Americans need to stop thinking so 2 dimensionally. Shit is not good vs evil.

[@wwefanman1000]

@@victormacdougall6395 it did or at least the us thought it did. but it seems like it was just screwed from the jump it was an impossible region to capture and hold with little to no inferstructure and roads and have been fighting for years and years so you would have to basically build up it's nation and go in at saying that we are gonna take a lose to build this country and pray we can get something out of it but that still could have failed. I'm not saying that they couldn't have done better but you were gonna have to play civilization on the hardest difficulty with little to no resources while dealing with a civil war

[@rainmanhart2809]

@Andree De haan at least this guy is right.

[@davidlanglois6055]

Exactly, they are all rotten all of them

[@donovanrussell7189]

Afghanistan, the grave yard of Superpowers.

[@aqadeerrana3660]

donovan russell Bro No one can win in Afghanistan This is the Place where no one can Win 🇵🇰🇦🇫❤️

[@IranDokht_BraveIranianWomen]

Arabs conquered Afghanistan, Mongols conquered Afghanistan, Turks conquered Afghanistan, etc, etc. Afghans are a mix of Arabs, Turks and Mongols.

[@r.s582]

LOL

[@r.s582]

Arabs conquered Afghanistan.

[@r.s582]

Mongols conquered Afghanistan.

[@rubz1390]

A sad story, now the Taliban are on the verge of complete victory again. History repeats itself, just with different players.

[@ofcr3237]

So do you believe that after taking control of all Afghanistan provinces Taliban leaders will start fighting each other?

[@rubz1390]

@@ofcr3237 It's a possibility given the greed of men,but perhaps not. However what is similar is how quickly the Taliban overran the country after the US withdrew, just like how quickly the Mujahedeen took over afyer the USSR withdrew.

[@ofcr3237]

@@rubz1390 As far as I am concerned U.S. foreign policy makers anticipate the fighting between Taliban fractions after conquering all urban areas and that is one of the reasons the leave the country

[@natashagupta4691]

🔴SERCH ADITYA RATHORE- HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE CASPIAN REPORT

[@christopherjones5700]

At least before the invasion, there was a "Northern Alliance"... now seems even worse.

[@user_____M]

Ethnic cleansing, Mongol style. And yeah, the Nobel peace prize is a joke.

[@satyamprakash7030]

It was a geopolitical assurence that yes ussr, USA liked your action. Keep it up.

[@adamradziwill]

Muscovites ("russinas") are mongols juchi who have 0 connection to euro civilization of Kiev Rus´ , don't you know it ?

[@adamradziwill]

Muscovites ("russinas") are mongols juchi who have 0 connection to euro civilization of Kiev Rus´ , don't you know it ?

[@matthewyoung596]

The Nobel organization has been irrelevant for decades

[@victorpisarev7768]

@@adamradziwill especially taken into consideration similar appearance and cultural proximity with Europeans. Yeah, Russians are Mongols))))

[@nemotaylor240]

Outstanding video. Crisp, accurate, and excellent root cause analysis. Keep up the great work.

[@seethrough_treeshrew]

This is hands down the best explanation I've ever seen on this subject. Very impressive!

[@DdrtAddh]

Absolutely agree, Superb content!

[@UpcycleElectronics]

This is an influential comment for the algorithm including keywords like amazing, interesting, educational, awesome, and captivating. More people should be watching this. Keep up the good work. -Jake

[@matheen8574]

A "toy bomb" that attractes innocent kids. That is just one of the lowest most evil and merciless thing a human could do.

[@leko4420]

Probably a lie. Like "babies on bayonets" in ww1. Or the famous Nayirah testimony, about Iraqi soldiers taking babies out of incubators and leave the babies to die. (check it out on KZbin) Atrocity propaganda is the spreading of information about the crimes committed by an enemy, often includes or features deliberate fabrications or exaggerations. Such stories are invented in every war, very much. In the west thousands of such fake stories are made against the Soviet Union. For making them look and feel bad. Propaganda psyops are mostly about making a gut feeling. I like "CaspianReport", but it is very biased and often not very factual, and tends to follow NATO narratives. That is my impression anyway.

[@AsterixYZ]

I don't want to call it downright a lie, but Shirvan made a mistake of course. Those Soviet mines ПФМ-1 were almost the exact copy of American Blu-43/B "Dragontooth" used in Vietnam, and children were often picking them up, because of their unusual form, confusing them for a toy. But they were never intentionally designed to target children. So Shirwan simply didn't do his homework here.

[@courage-3954]

A kid in Afghanistan is not innocent. A 7 year old will shoot you with an AK-47 without hesitation. A 15 year old kid will chop your head off and play soccer with it. There’s a reason why Soviets targeted kids. Do not demonize one side. Especially when you’ve never fought in a war.

[@koraptd6085]

@@courage-3954 I... I think, I need a break from the topic

[@jirislavicek9954]

I loathe the Soviets and everything communist, we had their army "temporarily" dislocated in our country for 23 years as a "brotherhood help to normalize our socialist establishment ". In fact they were pure occupants, there was nothing temporary about it and they only f...ed off after the collapse of the USSR. But this idea of "baby mines" or "toy bombs" seems very far-fetched to me! What probably happened was that kids out of curiosity picked up mines, not intended for them, they were the only interesting objects in otherwise monotonous desert and got injured or killed. I absolutely can see myself picking up such thing as a child. American anti Soviet propaganda turned them into toy bombs. But that doesn't really change the immorality of such devices though.

[@jimholland1592]

I remember all the things you talked about as I watched the news unfold. Very well put together 👍

[@Imnothere59]

Holy shit! It was like the best episode of any legendary tv series Please make next episode

[@thecpt6265]

It's amazing how labels change when the enemies change, they were heroes fighting for freedom and the homeland when it was against the soviets, then they were called terrorist zealots when they fought the USA for the exact same reason.

[@thecpt6265]

@Fleece Johnson oh you do? I thought both tried establishing puppet government that fall into their ideology and destroy the last pockets of resistance.

[@everydayperson8372]

@@thecpt6265 They? these are two different Afghan groups with different ideologies. The same Afghans who fought the soviets are not the Taliban. Did you even watch the video?

[@thecpt6265]

@@everydayperson8372 I think you're missing the point entirely, it's not about who is what, it's about why they're fighting to begin with.

[@sometimeslol5578]

They were zealots because they utilised suicide bombers and stoned people to death lol

[@sometimeslol5578]

Also not the same group

[@saifchowdhury3581]

The USA only cared about Soviets not getting Afghanistan. So when that threat went away, they had no reason to bother with Afghan people anymore.

[@mohamedelkayal2068]

To them the war was over, for the radicals it was the beginning to something new. When they started to be a problem that's when they started getting attention.

[@maddocpax788]

True. But from this video I realized that it would've taken a lot of bothering to contain the coming Taliban, and they were coming. We're not talking about building some schools and roads here; the necessary commitment was unfeasible without 9/11.

[@fightttttt]

Well considering what Russia did with north korea and vietnam against us cant blame them.

[@karlijnlike4lane]

very, very well explained. can't wait to see more. would be great for current US high school students to learn of this history from before they were born that has led up to present-day regional & global politics.

[@ep6600]

That will never happen. Because then people might actually start thinking

[@ls200076]

@@ep6600 bruh -true-

[@BasedPureblood]

How about not getting High School kids into Geopolitics? America has already screwed the world and itself with Geopolitics.

[@perfectsplit5515]

That sounds like a much better idea than Critical Race Theory.

[@Thicc_Cheese_Dip]

@@BasedPureblood not getting high school kids into geopolitics is exactly why America has screwed the world and itself with geopolitics.

[@alexandergrace5350]

One of the best channels on KZbin

[@mashotoshaku]

Fancy seeing you here mate!

[@mahammadisgandarli4397]

glad to see you here, I watch videos on your channel too :)

[@elvolvasky69]

He is a high quality guy, glad to see you here alex

[@raeese7250]

You just like him. You two talk to people properly and intelligently

[@zuboy4272]

Hey wait , it's the guy who read all books about wahmen !

[@nabeelahmedkhanofficial]

Taliban and US just signed Afghan Peace Agreement yesterday and i wish afghan people a peaceful and prosperous future from Pakistan.

[@infidelheretic923]

Nabeel Ahmed Khan I’m sure it’ll make great toilet paper.

[@virding232]

@Lord Azreal Lais The wars in the Middle East are driven by the geopolitical interests of the Liberal-Capital world order, which is fundementally at odds with Islam. It has nothing to do with Right-wing Liberals who dislike Muslims in Europe.

[@insearchofnemo]

Lord Azreal Lais Afghanistan is not in the Middle East. And try another conspiracy theory.

[@insearchofnemo]

Says a Pakistani lol.

[@padredemishijos12]

Shirvan supports the continued US occupation of Afghanistan.

[@Tavoous]

I lived and worked in the region for almost 11 years (till Feb 2020) and have pretty good insight about the events there. This report was one of the best summaries I've seen about the birth of Taliban. Well done!

[@abdullodin9381]

I totally agree with,

[@nowthisnamestaken]

Except for that toy bomb nonsense at 4:15

[@lindarichmond1197]

Thank you for this summary! During this period and of course watch/read the news. Still, unable to put all the bits and parts of the evolution together. Very helpful.

[@ibrahimalsaadi8256]

This is one of the most interesting KZbin channels. Shirvan is very educated and always has a balanced opinion. Thank you for the hard work

[@ASLUHLUHC3]

It's 'Shirvan'

[@user-WH10]

My heart cries for Afghanistan. I am Pakistani pashtoon. When I look at sufferings of my brethren i cry out. We pashtoon are being butchered by the world and still we are the buffer zone for them. But we will raise. There is hope and hope of glory!

[@silentsword8454]

I have a qustion do you consider ur self as pakistani but with afghan roots because of ur pashtun blood or? I just want to learn more avout pashtuns in pakistan

[@faznaz7455]

بلال احمد Well a lot of Afghans rightly dislike the Pakistani government and their intelligence service for committing huge atrocities and housing some terrorists. However, Afghans don’t have an issue with the people at all, just the corrupt and evil government.

[@muhammedahmed851]

@@faznaz7455 stop calling mujahedeen terrorists

[@faznaz7455]

Muhammed Ahmed The taliban faction from the Mujahideen (anybody under the command of Gulbudeen Hekmatyar and Bin Laden) are terrorists.

[@wavyy]

@@muhammedahmed851 The Taliban attack mosques and weddings. Nobody is a terrorist if they are no terrorists.

[@benw582]

My key takeaway from this: Hurt people hurt people. Such a simple concept yet seemingly so difficult to grasp for governments and insitutions all across the world.

[@elektrotehnik94]

Unless they do psychotherapy and let go of the hurtful things others did to them :) That's why mental health is such an important thing... It concerns not only mental health but changes the quality of one's behaviour in a challenging situation. :)

[@annoloki]

​@@elektrotehnik94 aka "pain that's not transformed is transmitted". The world is being run by the traumatised, power addiction is a pathology, the most socially costly yet socially ignored of all the forms addiction manifests, people who externalise their internal insecurities, it's never enough, no amount of controlling everything around the problem can address the problem, but they can't stop, there's too much pain in the empty feeling, pain they don't even recognise isn't simply a part of being human, healing is available, but how would they ever know? We haven't figured out that we should tell them, too confused by the "success" of their power attainment to recognise it as a symptom of a pain they don't actually want. Why be kind to a world that shows you no empathy for your pain?

[@Jon-mh9lk]

When will people like you realize that some people are simply born evil and that there is no way to change them?

[@UndeadSages]

@@Jon-mh9lk Perceiving the world in such stark terms betrays a lazy mind. As the previous speakers have indicated, most if not all phenomena, human or otherwise, can be explained by understanding their causes and conditions.

[@Jon-mh9lk]

@@UndeadSages Yes, they can be understood because every human soul has an evil chamber. Sadly some people throw around with words like "psychological treatment" when they refuse to except that very evil part of their own soul as what it is. Humans are not only shaped by their conditions, they also shape their conditions. The condition of having unlimited sympathy for someone unwilling to change is actually classified as a psychological illness.

[@shaunoleary8740]

Thank you for this video and providing the background. Information like this is helpful for understanding the whole situation.

[@achbanilacran2061]

As always, just great content! Thanks Shirvan!

[@muenchhausenmusic]

Congratulations! This was a gripping video, and I learned a lot that I knew nothing about!

[@natashagupta4691]

🔶SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE CASPIAN REPORT

[@polydueres]

expertly done-now if you had only showed this to the American generals ten years ago!!!

[@bratzpoepie254]

It was told but they didn't listen...

[@randomguyoninternetidk4014]

*21 years ago

[@FRISHR]

They would still ignore it and went to war for the oil as usual.

[@phiacraft338]

@@FRISHR what oil? Lmao nobody is getting oil from Afghanistan

[@hobinrood710]

@@FRISHR Please find a map. No oil anywhere close. Opium. Hasn't heroin and opiate use gone crazy? Not a coincidence.

[@MrTodayistheday]

This is the best discussion of this topic ever produced. Thank you.

[@nordbjorn3283]

Watching it now, in 2021 when Taliban are taking over Afghan again... Man, it certainly gets some new meaning

[@sjogzor]

Great report! It feels like I just watched a whole multi hour documentary in 16 minutes. Hopefully, this will be an evergreen of the channel, and serve as a great overview/introduction to the subject for millions of people! And perfectly timed with US/Taliban agreement, of course. Much love!

[@direct.skc.2]

Time for a 2nd part: The Return of the Taliban!

[@natashagupta4691]

🟧SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE CASPIAN REPORT

[@pastuh]

12:55

[@lenonel3286]

Electric Boogaloo

[@dohaatheexplorer]

I am also making a brief history of afghans and taliban

[@veevendetta3448]

World Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Taliban Coming 2022, LucasFilm.

[@mariomenezes1153]

Amazing documentary! Provides a clear high level understanding of what happened. Diagnosis: Adventurism by outside forces.

[@kaarlows]

One of the most concise and engaging videos I've ever seen about the Taliban. Thank you

[@Rebasepoiss]

While doing my conscription service our instructors told a "cool" story about the Russian infrantry mines used in Afghanistan. Basically the Russians just plowed them all over the place from airplanes and even they didn't exactly know where the mines were. This is not ideal if you have your own men on the ground as well... As a "protective measure", Russian soldiers started using sneakers instead of army boots because this way only your foot flew off if you stepped on a mine and not half of your leg (as military boots are quite high and laced rather tightly, the boot basically tore the whole lower half of the leg with it).

[@arminius6506]

Objective was to destroy the whole urban population of Afghanistan and force people to flee into Soviet controlled urban areas or neighboring countries.

[@meme-ni9ch]

@@arminius6506 right, as the video says

[@netyimeni169]

Soviet PFM-1 mine is almost exact copy of american BLU-43 mine. You can check why americans designed BLU-43 in this shape on wikipedia and for what purpose (cause there is not that much information on PFM-1 wikiperdia page). For shape - "...was designed with a shape that would cause it to spiral down to the ground, removing the need for a parachute. " - nothing to do with kids. For purpose - "...being preferred by the military because they could be used to deny access to large areas to foot traffic." - nothing to do with destroying whole popultaion. Their usage in Vietnam war was classified but same mines in Afghanistan claimed USSR absolute evil well done US.

[@loysanpera]

@@netyimeni169 You can use AT mines to destoy 4 story building. You can destoy tanks with granades. It's not the design. It's the ingenuity.

[@appleslover]

That's a war crime, civilians are the VAST MAJORITY of mine causalities and children are the most effected group..

[@Anthony_Aú.GreenParty]

I was watching the development of the Taliban situation in the late 1990s. My wall was covered in newspaper clippings. I kept wondering why nobody was doing anything. I was in high school then. 1994-2000. It all caught up with us.

[@SoaringSuccubus]

That's interesting. What got you into that?

[@Goreuncle]

Did you also have newspaper clippings about Saudi Arabia denying all sorts of rights to women (including the right to vote)? Did you keep wondering why NATO members sold (and still sell) weapons, warships, fighter jets, etc. to the Saudi regime? It's funny how the utterly corrupt and two faced western governments make a big fuss about the Talibans and "terrorism", while letting the Saudis get away with murder (literally) 🤦‍♂️ What about Israel? Another can of worms, right there. The Talibans don't worry me half as much as Saudi Arabia and Israel, tbh.

[@Anthony_Aú.GreenParty]

@@SoaringSuccubus - Naivety and the mistaken belief that I could one day change the world.

[@Nitraex]

This is by far your best video, truly heartbreaking.

[@farhan1979]

After realizing what the afghan people went through for decades I fear if afghans would ever return to normal life. May the almighty shiw mercy and blessings for them. We should try to help them aswell.

[@WhiteGuardRUS]

Drop the biggest barrel of Napalm in the galaxy on Afghanistan! Well, that's the only fair deal for these bastards.

[@wasimmotorwala9683]

@@WhiteGuardRUS shut up new bastard

[@MrDiamondism]

Dude your stuff is so good its actually impressive. Keep it up, you are doing an amazing job

[@playgroundheroes899]

This was wonderfully done. You’re an artist. Thank you for covering this.

[@shitikishitiko]

Ive learned alot from this video and this has given me alot of understanding of who the taliban are

[@amazoidal]

Proves that guerilla warfare is superior and air power doesn't mean anything.

[@bluestone9726]

One of the most beautifully made, emotionally captivating, and well timed videos I've seen on this platform. As always, well done!

[@tejbirsingh5661]

I learned a lot from this video that i did not know before, thank you

[@deepakkn6345]

great video as usual, here's a comment for the algorithm.

[@g.r.2985]

This is such a well-explained and empathetic history lesson on the Afghan nation. Why wouldn’t they become the fighting people they have? We’ll done, Shirvan!

[@DC9848]

Best video from Caspian report I have seen so far, kudos for the great work!

[@nancymomlandrealfans1680]

I never knew Pakistan was playing so decisively

[@nuranarrowood5808]

@ Business since OSAMA Pakistan hidden him in old building

[@rohanbasak]

They are still playing this game in kashmir, alluring young bloods in the name of Islam , and infiltrating militants .

[@p_akistani1687]

he only talking about pakistan.

[@p_akistani1687]

@@rohanbasak yea shut up. its the samee situation as palestine thanks to ur nazi leader modi.

[@darthashpie]

@@p_akistani1687 Muslims invaded Jammu and Kashmir like Jews in Palestine

[@rr3dd]

What's interesting is that the "toy mine" design was directly copied from the BLU-43/B Dragontooth mines deployed by the U.S. during the Vietnam War.

[@Bizzon666]

Thank you for pointing it out. Whole "toy mine" story is just propaganda. Both sides had those mines, and they were initially green because they were originally meant for European battlefield (with lot of green vegetation)

[@janctrnacty1215]

Bizzon666 yes, and bomb’s shape was determined by aerodynamics, not to made it to look like toy

[@Bizzon666]

@@janctrnacty1215 Samozřejmě, tvar je daný funkcí. Ale západní propaganda tvrdila že jsou schválně barevné aby lákaly děti, místo pravdy že cokoliv maskované do lesa/pole bude v poušti/horách extrémně nápadné.

[@Bizzon666]

@Gaius Wyrden Whole "toy mine" story was a propaganda. They were green color because they were to be used in Europe with lot of vegetation, ans the design itself was copied US design.

[@korneliusjansen542]

Yes, I like Shirvan and his videos, but this toy mine thing is almost certainly Anti-Soviet propaganda (and I am really, really not fond of the Soviet Union). Big blunder on his part.

[@FlyingAyam]

When you invaded other country, the only thing you created is a monster creeping on your back.

[@lexparsimoniae2107]

Shirvan, your mode of storytelling has evolved masterfully. Keep it up.

[@natashagupta4691]

🏮SERCH ADITYA RATHORE- HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE CASPIAN REPORT

[@b.w.22]

This was incredibly informative. I knew that the ISI had its hand in the Afghan affairs of the 90’s, but I didn’t understand the origins of the Taliban or even what the word meant. People say that the US never learns, but I think maybe nobody ever learns: The ISI helped to create this movement and it’s fighters, then are surprised to find that those righteous guns might be trained on them.

[@nikolatasev4948]

ISI played itself, now even their rank and file is radicalized. There is no gracious exit now for anyone, no gentle way to calm down. Pakistan did some pretty evil stuff, to the Hindus on its territory, then a full on genocide in Bangladesh topped with killing all educated people they could find - doctors, teachers, etc. And *then* they decided to go full on Islamism and export extremism abroad. I don't see how it end well for anyone involved in the next 50 years.

[@AbhayPeshin]

@@nikolatasev4948 succinct summary of the situation! 👍

[@AbhayPeshin]

@@nikolatasev4948 Indian?

[@nikolatasev4948]

@@AbhayPeshin Nope. Bulgarian. I just read history.

[@AbhayPeshin]

@@nikolatasev4948 if you may oblige me, what do you think India should do?

[@justtamit]

Very well narrated 👌 Images and video footage arranged by you deserves a thumbs up 👍

[@keine031]

Man, what a video. The quality of your work(and english pronunciation) has incredibly improved. Easily one of my top 3 favorite youtube channels.

[@uj1xt5m98ap]

"Remember these kids, for one day - they will return" - Shirvan Well said. If only the present generation can take care of our kids - all the problems that we see today (whichever country that may be) would sort themselves out.

[@sadidrahimi]

Oh man I wish you kept going! That was so interesting. Part 2 please!! And 3. And 10

[@srabonx]

A complete story of Taliban. Thanks. I needed to know all of these.

[@ronin472100]

Very, very well produced.... This Documentary made me sad, especially how the Children were affected and involved...

[@shubhamsarkar9680]

I think it's not correct in many ways.... Don't know.... But see other side of the story here kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJi6Zox6rLieqdU

[@Sebdes23]

This channel has over 800k subscribers and is STILL underrated.

[@coiby346]

"More extreme than the next until extremism became the new normal" kinda seems like America is repeating it at a slower rate.

[@rickjames21]

This has been very insightful. Thank you for sharing this.

[@weennde7824]

your research is thorough with a lot of context, love it

[@jnac8857]

Thank you, this is the most unbiased story behind the Taliban, very informative work.

[@shubhamsarkar9680]

I think it's not correct in many ways.... Don't know.... But see other side of the story here kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJi6Zox6rLieqdU

[@wayneanthony1089]

A gripping and informative narrative

[@vanhovemare]

Shirvan, I really love you, you never disappoint.

[@samcavanagh7993]

This is one of your best videos Shirvan! I feel genuinely educated and I learned a lot of stuff that I had no idea about before. Thank you for producing this valuable content.

[@zeitgeist5134]

Where do you get the exquisite images of the globe? These images are stunning. Not just beautiful, the images reveal the topography so vividly. The impact of the image of the abrupt, vertical climb of the Himalayas was a revelation. The production values of your videos are superb (along with the superb analysis of the subjects). (Hey,Caspian Report! From the replies below, it is clear that other people would like to know who sells this "CG globe" app. Could be a potential sponsor/advertiser on your channel, and likely a welcome one.)

[@64bit-]

also would like to know this

[@kurtpeterson4193]

CG. Note the absence of clouds.

[@ngashjr]

I'm also curious about this

[@TheGahta]

@@kurtpeterson4193 or composite images

[@ch1le]

Those probably have wildly exaggerated topography.

[@topos19]

In Afghanistan, the most prominent "engineers" have been working on the development of vaccines for decades. Unfortunately, heroin always comes out at the end.

[@zizouace4890]

the taliban successfully eradicated opium cultivation. only after the american invasion did opium rise again

[@alexalex-on8mr]

@Kareem Maqbool Juban ? bhosrike RSS....pakray gayae tum

[@ltttt9448]

Well opium morphine is just as good for pain

[@ltttt9448]

@kamran khattak Americans have only 4k troops in Afghanistan, most of them are just advisors, don’t think 4k troops make any difference to America,

[@ltttt9448]

@kamran khattak Americans did well in Afghanistan, casualty rate for 20 years war is not even 2k, casualty rate of Taliban maybe 30-40k

[@amanhaman8568]

Something about your videos is very captivating. I didn't want it to end!

[@ZZFilm]

Perfectly timed! And what a wonderful video it is. (As expected. 😉👍👌)

[@otreblaskij]

3:45 Nobel Peace Prizes are always so absurd. And the whole press and educational system don't let people know the facts or leave minds confused. I'm not surprised that people don't know history and politics or are confused about it. Thank you @CaspianReport for your videos

[@otreblaskij]

@@banger2998 I think you're right, I agree

[@lc9245]

The information given were very bias in this case. The Soviets doctrine was adopted since Brezhnev, the moment they realised they were the primary fighting force, not the Afghans. They actually deploy a relatively modest force, and conducted few operations. They were ruthless, however, not to the level described. They deliberately displaced civilians to flush out Mujahideen supports, but the toy bomb, for example, is baseless, drawn up at the time as propaganda against the Soviets. The Afghans communist government actually survived a few attacks by the Mujahideen before crumbling from the inside, after the Soviet Union collapsed cutting off their funding. Afghanistan situation is complex, but it’s not primarily due to the Soviets displacing civilians. Massoud, a leader of the Northern Alliance, was distrustful of the Mujahideen faction supported by Pakistan very early on. The Taliban took a while after the civil war between factions to take control over Afghanistan, to take shape. The link between displaced civilians and Taliban isn’t very strong. It contributed, but the primary factor in the formation of the Taliban was ISI involvement in Afghanistan affairs.

[@islandlife6591]

The Nobel Peace Prize (which was funded by an arms dealer) is a Western scam. Gandhi who refused violence in the fight for freedom for his country (even after the UK fired with machine guns on unarmed peaceful protestors) never received this prize.

[@michakosinski1397]

Great Video as always, but I as I student of arabic I have to tell you one thing for the future. The word for student in arabic is Talib, but when you add suffix "an" it becomes two students (arabic use a special dual form, if you want them plural its Tullab then) but in for example persian the suffix "an" is used to make a plural form. Just keep that in mind for future and keep going with your videos I love them :D

[@BoqPrecision]

Correct...Arabic plural would be Tulab

[@shines7232]

This really excellent. Most imformative. I was searching for this insight I didnt even know. Glad I saw this. JazakAllah Khayr

[@shines7232]

Informative* Salam

[@rickshaw296]

solid video. I love how you put stories together, very insightful.

[@ggn1]

My god the first 30 seconds explained most of the situation than any news outlet

[@earthn1447]

Such a revisit of those times. I feel for everyone in Afghanistan.

[@richardsimms251]

Excellent video. RS

[@kevinkarbonik2928]

Why... they chose Islam.... they reap what they sow.

[@Dallas_strong82]

@@kevinkarbonik2928 That don’t mean they deserve to be slaughtered by a modern n@zi group

[@kevinkarbonik2928]

@@Dallas_strong82 What Modern "ish" group is slaughtering them?... They kill themselves with impunity. Islam is it's own worst enemy.

[@Dallas_strong82]

@@kevinkarbonik2928 taliban are Islamic nazis. In nazi Germany, German were killed if they didn’t accept nazism, just like the moderate Muslims won’t accept Talibanism

[@deadtreebark]

Everyone keeps bringing them new tech and weaponry for free lol, they have brand new pickups

[@nkvdcomradeorion7336]

Ikr, almost makes me want to join them just to get these trillions of $ worth of weapons left behind lol

[@starbury64]

This was most informative. You have to do a video on Boko Haram, ISIS, and ISIL as well.

[@SusCalvin]

"Attention-hungry wannabes" was how one of my friends described IS in comparison to al-Qaeda. Lots and lots of flash and press kits for a bunch who just managed to take over towns out in nowhere while everyone else was fighting over the cities and ports. Like if there was a massive siege of Detroit or LA with artillery levelling the city, and me and a few hundred friends roll into some small town in Montana and think we are the coolest guys around. We had a correspondant lecture about the fight who showed an overlay of the syrian population density over who controls what, and a lot of IS territory was out in the unpopulated interior.

[@2brk2hvhndl]

@@SusCalvin lmfaooo

[@reazulzannah738]

The narration and script in this particular video was great. One of my favorites was when you mentioned, "They were fighting ghosts." The delivery just cut deep.