AFGHANISTAN THE GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES
AFGHANISTAN THE GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES
BRITAIN DEFEATED THE ANGLO-AFGHAN WARS
During the 19th century, AFGHANISTAN was invaded twice from British india, during the first ANGLO-AFGHAN war of 1838-1842. And again in the second ANGLO-AFGHAN war of 1878-1880
Both times with the intention of limiting Russian influence in the country and crushing local tribal leaders.
Despite tribal and ethnic disunity, The afghan tribes had managed to unite to decisively defeat the the world's greatest super power
RUSSIA DEFEATED THE SOVIET UNION
In late December 1979, the Soviet Union invaded afghanistan in support of the communist government,
IN this conflict with Muslim guerrillas during the afghan war (1978-92)
The war in Afghanistan became a quagmire for what by the late 1980s was a disintegrating Soviet Union
(Soviet suffered some 15000 dead and many more injured)
The last Soviet soldier to leave afghanistan was General Boris Gromov who said"
there is not a single Soviet soldier or officer left behind me. Our nine-year war is over
AMERICA DEFEATED OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
On October 7, 2001 the United states, supported by some NATO countries including UK and Australia, as well as other allies began an invasion of Afghanistan.
18 years later, the war is still on-going making afghanistan America's longest war in history and a humiliating defeat
At 2013 Harvard University paper estimated that America has lost $4 trillion tob $6 trillion for just Iraq and Afghanistan
