All the advocates of bombing need to understand this - US-led forces have bombed and bombed and bombed Afghanistan for years. And there is no end in sight to it.
We are up against the forces of
Salafi Jihadism, and it is a
mindset prevalent in many countries including Pakistan and Afghanistan. Unless this
mindset is addressed (easier said than done), we will be in this predicament for years to come.
Food for thought:-
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/07/15/islamism-salafism-and-jihadism-a-primer/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_jihadism
List of controversial organizations in the subcontinent:-
- Haqqani Network
- Harakat-Ul-Jihadi-Islami (HUJ/I)
- Harakat-Ul-Mujahideen (HUM)
- Indian Mujahideen
- Islamic Jihad Union
- Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
- ISIS-K
- Jaish-e-Mohammed
- Jundullah
- Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
- Lashkar-e-Janghvi
- Al-Qaeda core
- Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent
- Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
- Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
- Jamaat-ud-Dawa al-Quran
- Tariq Gidar Group
- East Turkistan Islamic Movement
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Commander Nazir Group
All are different heads of the MEDUSA of Salafi jihadism.
Pakistan will achieve squat with bombing some elements in Afghanistan. We need a "social revolution."