Can Afghanistan stand on it's own two feet?

[Lessnt]

Would you like more wars for everyone?

Yup, like not sending troops in Iraq would have caused a strings of huge wars...

Would you like maybe another world war?

Yup totally.. I mean if NATO didn't bomb Libya, there would have been a giant world war... right, I get it now.

Are you really so ignorant to think were getting good deals out of our interventions?
We REALLY are not.
But go ahead assume america is the devil.
We are the nicest devil you are EVER in your nations lifetime going to meet.
Just so you know if we were gonna invade anyone for RESOURCES.
It would be Canada.
WE get most of our oil from them.

Yet more of same old story. If Canada was a third world nation - I would be surprised if it didn't have US troops in every corner. And you still haven't explained why the hell USA should intervene in internal affairs of nations.

Same old same old from the anti americans, maybe you guys wanna look at history and use your imagination.
But go ahead.
I assume you guys blame america FOR EVERYTHING.
Down to you stubbing your big toe.

[The Drone Empire]

It'll stand for the while until the Russian steam roller paves over it

[Germanic Templars]

Yes! Who's gonna get all that land after it dissolves?

Ooh! Dissolved land! I want!

back off, I want a slice of it when I start my PMC.

But in seriousness, It might, it might not. Depends on the cooperation of the people, and how badly they want the Taliban out of their nation.

[Ebanteos]

If the United States had not interfered with Afghanistan in the 1980's, it would probably be much more stable then it is now. But they didn't want another superpower there, because they wanted it open for themselves.

Seventies, is when it began. Afghanistan at the time was a steadfast ally to the USSR, and US exploited a unique chance to gain a victory in the Cold War, by bringing down the enemy's ally and destabilizing the USSR. It was not the goal of the US to bring down the entire region, but in hindsight, it was a bad move.

I know it began in the seventies. However, the war was from 1979-1989. Since it was only in the seventies for a few months, I thought it would be a bit tedious to write both decades, since 9/10 of it happened in the eighties.

[Calldar]

The key to Afghanistan's survival is the ANA.

And while they're making huge gains under supervision from NATO troops, they need a lot of work in COIN tactics. Discipline and leadership also leave a lot to be desired in ANA ranks as well.

[Soviet Haaregrad]

Same old same old from the anti americans, maybe you guys wanna look at history and use your imagination.
But go ahead.
I assume you guys blame america FOR EVERYTHING.
Down to you stubbing your big toe.

So are people not allowed to prefer their nations not be invaded by Americans without being called anti-American now?

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Could you stand on two crippled and broken feet?

[New England and The Maritimes]

As far as I can see it, a few things are lacking. Karzai is corrupt, the general elections were laughable, and the people aren't invested in the government. At the same time, Afghanistan has failed thus far to build an army capable of handling challenges like the Taliban.

What Karzai needs to do, if we have to have that smug, incompetent sack of shit in command of Afghanistan, is win over the people. He needs to build schools, hospitals and roads. He needs to create a police force that is capable of giving the people a sense of security. He needs to put down the people keeping Afghan girls from going to school, and he needs to create from his current situation a secular state.

Alongside this, he needs to take these newly-enamored people and start building an army from them. The first goal Afghanistan needs to have is to put down the Taliban, among other unsavory elements, with overwhelming force. The way to defeat the Taliban is multifaceted. He must get the US to stop major combat operations(including drone strikes,) he must win over the people, and he must give the world a show of Afghan force.

Civil works projects and a focus of the government on improving infrastructure and quality of life for the people it can reach is a good start. Once America is done with any direct involvement, a major rallying cry of the Taliban("FIGHT THE CRUSADERS") will be done away with. At the same time, a show of overwhelming force against a Taliban stronghold will let the people know that this Government isn't just a passing fad, which will be an important part of getting them on his side.

I'm not sure how much of this is going to be possible for the current government, however. The US certainly ought to be providing development assistance and major military aid. Preferably the US should be sending them technical experts and helping provide a foundation for Karzai to start domestic production on his own materiel, which will provide another means of employment for Afghanistan's almost nonexistent economy, especially for the city dwellers who are going to make up the backbone of any effort Karzai can make.