India funded warlords instead of Afghan govt, say US documents

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India funded warlords instead of Afghan govt, say US documents​

SIGAR report focuses on sudden collapse of Afgahn govt and Taliban's advance
By Sanjib Kr BaruahUpdated: March 01, 2023 17:21 IST

[File] Afghan National Army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint near the Bagram base in northern Kabul | AP

Instead of funding the President Ashraf Ghani-led Afghanistan government, India funded Afghan militia leaders, which, among other reasons, contributed to the sudden and unexpected capitulation and collapse of the government before the advancing Taliban forces in just about five days in early August 2021, documents recently made public by the US authorities on Tuesday indicated.

The latest report by SIGAR (Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction), released on Tuesday, quoted former Afghan Army general General Hibatullah Alizai, as saying: “Noor and Dostum and so on, went to India and got money from India to create a resistance in the North. That is good, but that money should have gone to the Afghan government to pay ANDSF forces’ salaries. That should have been directed to the central government to be distributed lawfully.”

Atta Mohammad Noor and Abdul Rashid Dostum are former militia leaders from the northern provinces of Afghanistan. ANDSF is the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces or the military of the Ghani-led regime.

Gen Alizai ruminates: “I as a commander was requesting money for operations and supplies, but I could not get it from the government. But Dostum got money just from making phone calls to the Indians. That funding should have gone to the central government and central bank.”

SIGAR is the US government's leading oversight authority on the Afghanistan reconstruction process. The latest report titled “Why the Afghan Security Forces Collapsed” focuses on the fateful days in August when the Taliban took control of the beleaguered country in the face of unexpected lack of resistance by government forces.

While money may not have been made available to the Ghani government, India provided military training scholarships on an annual basis to ANDSF personnel. When the government fell, more than 700 ANDSF personnel, still being trained in India, were allowed to stay on.

SIGAR is the US government's leading oversight authority on the Afghanistan reconstruction process that was mandated to examine the factors that contributed to the ANDSF’s collapse, including the underlying factors over the past 20 years that resulted in the underdevelopment of ANDSF military and police capabilities.
US forces operated in strife-torn Afghanistan for about 20 years pumping in about $90 billion as security-related aid.

According to the US Department of Defense, nearly $7.2 billion worth of aircraft, guns, vehicles, ammunition, and specialized equipment like night vision goggles and biometric devices were left behind by the withdrawing US forces from Afghanistan.
At least 78 aircraft worth $923.3 million, 9,524 air-to-ground munitions valued at $6.54 million, over 40,000 vehicles, more than 300,000 weapons, and nearly all night vision, were left behind.

India funded warlords instead of Afghan govt, say US documents

SIGAR report focuses on sudden collapse of Afgahn govt and Taliban's advance

www.theweek.in

 

[Skull and Bones]

India played both sides, Chanakya would be proud.

 

[SQ8]

India played both sides, Chanakya would be proud.

If Chanakya liked burning his money

 

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India funded warlords instead of Afghan govt, say US documents​

SIGAR report focuses on sudden collapse of Afgahn govt and Taliban's advance
By Sanjib Kr BaruahUpdated: March 01, 2023 17:21 IST

[File] Afghan National Army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint near the Bagram base in northern Kabul | AP

Instead of funding the President Ashraf Ghani-led Afghanistan government, India funded Afghan militia leaders, which, among other reasons, contributed to the sudden and unexpected capitulation and collapse of the government before the advancing Taliban forces in just about five days in early August 2021, documents recently made public by the US authorities on Tuesday indicated.

The latest report by SIGAR (Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction), released on Tuesday, quoted former Afghan Army general General Hibatullah Alizai, as saying: “Noor and Dostum and so on, went to India and got money from India to create a resistance in the North. That is good, but that money should have gone to the Afghan government to pay ANDSF forces’ salaries. That should have been directed to the central government to be distributed lawfully.”

Atta Mohammad Noor and Abdul Rashid Dostum are former militia leaders from the northern provinces of Afghanistan. ANDSF is the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces or the military of the Ghani-led regime.

Gen Alizai ruminates: “I as a commander was requesting money for operations and supplies, but I could not get it from the government. But Dostum got money just from making phone calls to the Indians. That funding should have gone to the central government and central bank.”

SIGAR is the US government's leading oversight authority on the Afghanistan reconstruction process. The latest report titled “Why the Afghan Security Forces Collapsed” focuses on the fateful days in August when the Taliban took control of the beleaguered country in the face of unexpected lack of resistance by government forces.

While money may not have been made available to the Ghani government, India provided military training scholarships on an annual basis to ANDSF personnel. When the government fell, more than 700 ANDSF personnel, still being trained in India, were allowed to stay on.

SIGAR is the US government's leading oversight authority on the Afghanistan reconstruction process that was mandated to examine the factors that contributed to the ANDSF’s collapse, including the underlying factors over the past 20 years that resulted in the underdevelopment of ANDSF military and police capabilities.
US forces operated in strife-torn Afghanistan for about 20 years pumping in about $90 billion as security-related aid.

According to the US Department of Defense, nearly $7.2 billion worth of aircraft, guns, vehicles, ammunition, and specialized equipment like night vision goggles and biometric devices were left behind by the withdrawing US forces from Afghanistan.
At least 78 aircraft worth $923.3 million, 9,524 air-to-ground munitions valued at $6.54 million, over 40,000 vehicles, more than 300,000 weapons, and nearly all night vision, were left behind.

India funded warlords instead of Afghan govt, say US documents

SIGAR report focuses on sudden collapse of Afgahn govt and Taliban's advance

www.theweek.in

Does this mean India helped bring about Taliban rule? In which case it helped Pakistan? Though Pakistan may regret it now.

 

[Skull and Bones]

If Chanakya liked burning his money

We call it fun coupons.

 

[Acharya Chanakya]

India played both sides, Chanakya would be proud.

निःसन्देह।

 

[ziaulislam]

India played both sides, Chanakya would be proud.

India played for itself
Unlike Pakistan who played for

 

[FuturePAF]

Now Dostum is saying he has declared war on the Talibs. Must have gotten new funding.

 

[Bilal.]

India played both sides, Chanakya would be proud.

Did you read the article? You didn’t play both sides, those warlords were also on the losing side. Quite a retarded chanakya I would say

 

[Libexer]

India did not "play" anybody in Afghanistan.

We adopted the path of least resistance and least corruption and pilfiration.

And if that meant giving money direct to the end user, so be it. I don't see the Afghans complaining.

 

[El Sidd]

India has American blood on their hands