Afghanistan 2014: The NATO withdrawal and the security alarms for China- India.pdf

Afghanistan 2014: The NATO withdrawal and the security alarms for China- India

The United States invaded Afghanistan under United Nation’s mandate. At the time of invasion it seemed that the US would accomplish its mission by rooting out the Taliban and then establishing a fully functional democracy in Afghanistan (Wazir, 2012). The three main goals that the US, ISAF and NATO set itself for these operations in 2001: to eliminate Bin Laden and the Al-Qaida terrorist network; to remove the Taliban from power and to prevent Afghanistan from continuing to serve as a safe-haven for terrorists; and finally, to bring stability to
Afghanistan and its people through the creation of a functioning stable and democratic state (CSS, 2012). In terms of security, Afghanistan is becoming more, rather than less, unstable, experiencing daily terrorist attacks, road side bombs and political assassinations.