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Originally Posted by Agnostic Muslim
Out of curiosity, why is there such a lack of opinion and discussion in the West on the idea of dividing Afghanistan up? A nation that has suffered through years of endless tribal, ethnic and sectarian turmoil and bloodshed. If ever there was an example of a nation whose communities hated each other, Afghanistan is one. Why not carve it up and merge the communities with the Uzbeks, Tajiks, Iran and Pakistan. Makes more sense then breaking up far more stable countries, whose people actually have a sense of nationalism and unity, and economies that do not have drugs contributing to 54 percent of GDP.
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1. The Ghost of Ahmed Shah Abdali (Durrani).
2. How much of the "endless tribal, ethnic and sectarian turmoil and bloodshed" was sustained by Uzbegs, Tajiks, Iranians and Pakistanis to achieve that very end? Why should they now be rewarded in their defeat with the very thing they coveted?
The whole argument sounds suspiciously like marrying off the rape-victim to the rapists when the rapists are too strong to be brought to heel, Mullah Omar's Pacification of Afghanistan-style. Sure it works for today, but it only breeds more trouble for tomorrow in case you have not noticed.