{"id":7423,"date":"2021-10-14T10:15:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T10:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/?p=7423"},"modified":"2021-10-14T10:15:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T10:15:02","slug":"putin-us-invasion-of-afghanistan-led-to-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/2021\/10\/14\/putin-us-invasion-of-afghanistan-led-to-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin: US invasion of Afghanistan led to tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Russian President Vladimir Putin asserts that the United States\u2019 invasion of Afghanistan led to tragedy as it took place in defiance of the Afghan people\u2019s culture and history.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Freedom and democracy, they cannot be disconnected from the culture and traditions of a certain people,&#8221; the Russian head of state told an energy forum in Moscow on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The United States intruded into Afghanistan in defiance of the traditions, culture, and history of the Afghan people. The result was tragic,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The 2001 invasion toppled the Taliban group. The group, however, rallied and began establishing a presence in the majority of the Central Asian country\u2019s expanse.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Taliban began an exceptionally forceful offensive to renew their rule over the country. The US only helped matters by announcing a surprise withdrawal in April.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian president, meanwhile, warned that battle-hardened terrorists were \u201cactively being drawn\u201d to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/2021\/10\/14\/israeli-warplanes-attack-syrias-homs-for-2nd-time-in-a-week-kill-1-soldier\/\"><strong>Israeli warplanes attack Syria\u2019s Homs for 2nd time in a week, kill 1 soldier<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His remarks came amid ongoing accusations against the US of relocating members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, which suffered a defeat at the hands of Baghdad and Damascus and their allies in late 2017, to Afghanistan.<br \/>\nObservers warn that despite the Taliban\u2019s resurgence, the group has been seeking to quietly expand in Afghanistan, citing the increase in its sporadic hallmark attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the group claimed responsibility for a ghastly attack on a Shia mosque in the northeastern Afghan province of Kunduz that killed more than 150 people.<br \/>\nPutin went on, &#8220;It is possible that terrorists may try to destabilize the situation in [Afghanistan\u2019s] neighboring states.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time, when the Russian president sounds such a warning. Previously, he has cautioned on many occasions that extremists could start flowing into the ex-Soviet republics that border Afghanistan\u2014such as Tajikistan and Uzbekistan\u2014under the guise of refugees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin asserts that the United States\u2019 invasion of Afghanistan led to tragedy as it took place in defiance of the Afghan people\u2019s culture and history. &#8220;Freedom and democracy, they cannot be disconnected from the culture and traditions of a certain people,&#8221; the Russian head of state told an energy forum in 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