There is something of a contradiction in your position here.
You claim the US funded the Taliban, and the Mujahideen generally. If that is the case, then the US funded the forces fighting the Taliban too. If the opposition to the Taliban had won the civil war, would you still be condemning America, and claiming it was US policy to facilitate (intentionally or not) the Taliban rise to power?
Also, you attack the US for not installing a government after the Russian withdrawal, and then attack them for supporting the government that formed after the civil war.
This makes no sense to me.
Once again, you appear to want to blame America for everything.
The US military presence was there to fight the Taliban. You appear to condemn this.
When the US withdrew, and the Taliban resurged, you condemn America for that, too.
Is there anything that the US can do that would meet with your approval?
Another:
You want the US to provide aid, yet don't want Afghanistan to be financially dependent on US aid. Once again, you need to resolve these contradictions and present a more coherent case.
None of that answers the question of how you think America is to blame for the corruption and incompetence of the former Afghan government. You said the US controlled it: you still have not detailed how.
No, please do not lie about what I said; repeatedly. I never said the US funded the Taliban. I responded to that in my previous post yet you repeat the falsehood. I said the US funding of forces that overthrew the communist government led to the Taliban coming to power. The issue that funding jihadist groups might lead to a hostile government in afghanistan was raised at the time. The possibility of The Taliban coming to power (or something similar), was recognised and the argument made that more secular elements should be supported. This was not only a predictable consequence of the policy, it was predicted. A criticism of what happened in Afghanistan or Iraq was overthrowing the government without any idea of what happens next. At least when the US overthrew the democratically elected government in Iran they installed the Shah so there was not a prolonged period of civil war. I think when the object of the war is regime change as was the object of the US vs the communist government in Afghanistan, the invasion of Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban, the second Iraq war, having a government ready to go is important.
I did not say it was US policy to facilitate the Taliban rise to power. Again do not lie about what I said. Overthrowing the communist government with no clear alternative led to the Taliban coming to power. This was not the intent of the US. it was an unintended consequence, a predicted consequence. One that could have been prevented. I would have preferred a secular socialist government, keeping in place many of the governance structures. The communist government was progressive in terms of women's rights, education and health care. The Taliban were a set back for Afghanistan. Having pushed the first domino the US walked away leaving Pakistan to 'clear up the mess'. Not surprisingly they did so in a way that was in Pakistan's interests and not the US (nor Afghan's), and partly was intended to be inimical to Iran's interests; the majority of Afghanis are Persian speakers with cultural ties to Iran.
Yes the US certainly funded forces opposed to the Taliban e.g. the Northern alliance.
I do not condemn the Us for trying to establish an Afghani government, but for it not being functional. The US was in control because it held the purse strings. It funded elections, it was party to the development of the constitution. The Taliban returning to power is an obvious foreign policy failure by the US. Ultimately the US had the money, and called the tune.
Did the US have power in Afghanistan? It killed and arrested, imprisoned and tortured Afghanis with impunity. The Afghani government had no control over what the US did in Afghanistan. Why did it go so wrong? My guess is the US was too centralist, they were unable to engage with local power structures. The US sanctions and policy excluded Taliban associated groups from participation. The Taliban and associated Islamist groups were important players that the US excluded from Afghan governance. The US brokered Good Friday agreement in Ireland allowed for terrorists to participate in government, in a way the US did not allow in Afghanistan. The fall of the Empire is littered with terrorists becoming Presidents, even in Israel! There may not have been a colonial governor and civil service in the way the British Empire governed colonies, but the British also had protectorates and dependencies, that were self governing, but it was clear who was in charge.
