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Shay Khatiri on Biden's Afghanistan Exit

2021/8/25
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John: 在阿富汗战争初期,美军主要进行顾问式军事训练,与阿富汗军队并肩作战,对抗主要来自巴基斯坦的塔利班武装。美国对巴基斯坦提供外国援助,而巴基斯坦却向塔利班提供支持,这是一种矛盾和不为人知的秘密。许多与美军并肩作战的阿富汗人认为,塔利班主要由巴基斯坦武装分子组成,并且美国抛弃了这些为美国效力的阿富汗人。美军士兵希望结束阿富汗战争,但阿富汗人民也希望过上和平的生活,摆脱腐败的政府。阿富汗的社会问题,包括腐败和宗教极端主义,以及美国在阿富汗的撤军,可能导致未来更大规模的恐怖主义。在阿富汗的战斗中,美军士兵面临着复杂的道德困境,需要在战场上做出艰难的决定,区分敌我双方。在阿富汗战争之前,喀布尔的安全局势已经得到显著改善,但偏远地区的局势仍然不稳定。尽管塔利班控制了阿富汗大部分地区,但仍有一些阿富汗军队和抵抗力量在继续战斗,他们有可能会发起反击。阿富汗是一个美丽的国家,拥有丰富的自然资源和独特的文化,但同时也面临着许多挑战。阿富汗抵抗力量在没有外部支持的情况下,长期来看很难对抗塔利班,但一些阿富汗人仍然对塔利班怀有仇恨,并会继续抵抗。许多美军士兵对阿富汗战争的结果感到失望和被背叛,他们为阿富汗人民的命运感到担忧。那些与美军并肩作战的阿富汗人应该被允许进入美国,因为他们为美国做出了贡献,并且值得被保护。 Shay Khatiri: 阿富汗军队迅速溃败的原因是美国撤军后,阿富汗军队失去了美军的关键后勤支持,包括空中支援和后勤保障。后勤保障对军队作战至关重要,而美国撤军切断了阿富汗军队的后勤支持,导致其迅速溃败。美国军队高度依赖后勤保障,而这方面的工作十分复杂,即使是美国军队也难以很好地完成。美国政府对阿富汗战争的叙事存在误导性,低估了阿富汗军队在战斗中所承担的伤亡,并且没有充分解释美国在阿富汗的军事行动。美国公众和政府对阿富汗局势的无知,部分原因是媒体报道的不足,以及美国总统缺乏对阿富汗战争的清晰解释。即使要撤军,美国也应该选择更好的时机,避免在战斗季节开始时撤军,这给了塔利班可乘之机。美国从阿富汗撤军对中国、俄罗斯和伊朗等国家来说,并非完全是利好消息,因为这可能会导致伊斯兰极端主义的抬头,威胁到这些国家的稳定。美国从阿富汗撤军的时机选择非常糟糕,因为正值阿富汗的战斗季节和农业季节,这使得阿富汗政府无法应对塔利班的反扑。

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John, a veteran who served multiple tours in Afghanistan, discusses his experiences and observations about the war, including the involvement of Pakistani Taliban, the corruption within the Afghan government, and the sacrifices made by Afghan interpreters who fought alongside American soldiers.

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This week on Broken Potholes, Chuck and Sam are joined by Shay Khatiri), a contributor for The Bulwark, who brings unique insight on Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.Shay is a writer, an MA candidate in Strategic Studies and International Economics and, an Ambassador Andreas Baum Fellow at Johns Hopkins University, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.

Shay grew up in Iran. Following his active participation in the Green Movement, Shay was permanently banned from academia in Iran and left the country in December, 2011. He lived in Budapest, Hungary, for two and a half years and moved to Arizona to study politics at Arizona State University.

In 2016, the government of Iran blacklisted him, and he is currently seeking political asylum in the United States.

Because of his work for the victims of the Tree of Life synagogue attack, Shay has received the Beacon Award from the Ellis Island Honors Society and American Immigrant Society and the Hero of the Community Award from the Johns Hopkins University's Alumni Association.

Shay is a contributor to The Bulwark and The Week. In addition, his writings have appeared a a variety of publications, such as the Wall Street JournalMosaic, The American Interest,National ReviewThe Strategy BridgeQuilletteJerusalem Post, the* New York Post*, Law and Liberty, and ArcDigital.

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