The US military exit from Afghanistan is set to happen precisely on the memorial date of the horrific and tragic 9/11 piloted terror attacks. This is because action was not "prioritised" by the American leadership, which was updated on the increased threats of al Qaeda since January 2001. including Iraq that had entirely nothing to do with al Qaeda. This made it the first among many bloody diversions that have come under the excuse of the war on terror. Professor Ali Mazrui on one occasion also unhappily observed how African governments, including our own, were sometimes "excessively responsive" to the American terror war "even to an extent of compromising fair treatment of their own citizens".

Source: The Star June 24, 2021 01:52 UTC