The Shady Afghan Warlords Whom the US Pays to Fight the Taliban
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- Afghan Warlords (2009): Despite shady pasts, powerful warlords are given recognition from Washington in return for their support fighting drug-traffickers and the Taliban. We take a look at Americas new pragmatic approach.
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One such character is Gul Agha Sherzai, aka The Bulldozer and Governor of Nangarhar for the last five years. After striking a political deal with President Karzai, he became a powerbroker to be reckoned with. Ruling from his Jalalabad palace, Sherzai shows off his power: The Taliban is no danger. I have defeated them. By Afghan standards, security in his region has drastically improved along with an impressive fall in drugs production. Its hard to argue that hes been anything but a success enthuse US counter-narcotics officials. However, his past is less than pristine. An expert on the region says: To be an effective leader there, at some point you had to have been involved in the commission of atrocities, together with the accumulation of enormous wealth and that means Opium.' Sherzai allegedly got wealthy during his time as governor of Kandahar taking a cut from the opium profits from the area. While his former associate has been serving a life-sentence in the US, hes been enjoying a high-profile collaboration with Washington. Why? Theres a perception among the West that hes somebody who can be rehabilitated. He was simply deemed more useful.
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"In war, the first casualty is the truth."
A very good example of how hypocritical the US government is.
The cia single handedly started the heroin trade in America lol. It’s a known fact.
Thank you JourneymanPictures, you guys are awesome at giving us great insight.
I remember it in Jarhead. Journeyman used it several times for their show
there's one thing that people will always fail to realize my friends is that generations of afghans have grown up in war, still are in war and will always be in war. It is their nature of doing things and they have learnt it by growing up in war times.
Its 3 generations born into war now.
I am absulately buffled firsly for them taking the credit for fighting and winning the drug issues in afganistan when they are clearly supporting the drug lords. Secondly you never see the taliban working with criminals, here is the americans telling us without this criminals there is no victory in afganistan and the demons are the talibs do they really think we are that stupid?
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Thank you, I remember it now, it's the scene where the oil wells are on fire. Journeyman used it well in this video, I also liked the Bourne music at the end, really well done. Thanks again.
These guys are upstanding citizens why I would be glad to have one as my neighbour.
Excellent documentary and a perfect ensemble of music to go along with it. Can't beat a bit of Moby.
$800 for a kilo of heroin..Dang..I'll have 7 kilos please that will make me over $1 million.But the trick is getting them out of afghanistan.Does anybody know a way to get them out of there and I'll give them $100,000 ??? Seriously..
I remember during the Taliban era, he was hiding in Pakistan. When the USA attacked Kandahar, I was living in a small refugee camp in Pakistan, and saw his black land-cruisers, about 20-30, stormed through our village toward Kandahar. He is from the Sherzai "son of a lion" tribe, but in reality he is a Pakistani spy, who sold half of Kandahar to Pakistan.He has no education, and can hardly carry a conversation with the reporter. I am ASHAMED of these type of people who call themselves leaders.
***** I am talking about Gul Agha Shairzaie
Where is Ahmad Shah Massoud in all of this?
Very good journalism!
these are some excellent videos on this channel
You are so right!
Wow I have to try their food sometime. It looks really good.
After 11years have you eat it
@@نايفابوشامة-غ6ط sadly no lol
@@vivre909 oh you still alive 😌❤️
@@نايفابوشامة-غ6ط😮😮😮😮
I wish i became great Afghanistan president. I know how to control Afghan Great nation. Im proud on my people it doesn't matter who they are. Tajik uzbek Turkmen pashtons there will be one Nation one name one law. For every one there will be no up and down simple
As long as Islam is there it will be the same shit
@@albusai you will be in hell asap
@@albusai please get urself educated Islam isnt the Problem its the people like taliban.
All that Afghan food looks good!
"To those who fall in war, victory or defeat makes no difference. All the good people - the courageous, the upright, the humble, and the compassionate - die first. The unscrupulous survive. Victory becomes the defeat of the good. "
(Mahabharata, Udhyoga Parva, Chapter 72, 15-72; link)
p.s. the mahabharata is an ancient indian epic.
Alright so, I’m just going to point out the Taliban is a group of Afghan people who were migrated to Iran or Pakistan (Pakistan had the Taliban not Iran but a lot of Afghan people migrated there) because of the soviet invasion of Afghanistan and when the Soviets pulled out it was complete anarchy. Warlords ruled Afghanistan and if you watched the video they did terrible things. Also the Taliban came and killed most of the warlords and kept under control for they were didn’t want more people killed in anarchy. I really don’t know much about who flew into the twin tower at 9/11 (I am extremely sorry if I offended people about this subject and if they are sensitive to this) but George W.H Bush ordered a invasion of Afghanistan and obviously the Afghan war was 20 years (you can correct me how long it is) and is still going out now
He is one warlord and he is one of the top war criminal
+Shakerullah Hashimi ... similar to Abdul Rashid Dostum!
thank you so much, your so true.
They got rid of the drugs in that one area, because they were competitors. That "narcotics" guy knows that!
EXACTLY! Not enough people understand this.
great. I pretend to be a spy when you play that moby song. it makes me feel like a real man,
it also direct matters of everyday life in it it goes hand in hand with politics
What an excellent journalistic peice!
This is one of the main reason that taliban still exist and holds 65% of Afghanistan in control.
Because American not only make bad choices but also repeating it again and again.
People in Afghanistan hate both taliban and govt.
While taliban still had a better reputation than govt because of they belong to Afghan people and not corrupt.
Now 100%
It was a gr8 report and this kind of people need to be removed from Afghan Community and should be taken to justice.actually He was playing two faces game he might have more partners in Afghanistan.I think his source was/is very strong and there were/are powerfull Hands behind this world lord.do you believe that a cobra snake can be the friends of Human,
BEAUTIFUL VIEW 19.25...
What movie was the music in the beginning used in ? It sounds familiar.
19:25 that soccer field 😍😍😍😘😘😘
What ? Nuke a country that never did anything to you ? If you haven't noticed it's not Afghanistan that is at war with coallition forces, if anything they are helping. The ANA have lost how many men in your fight ? And you still say nuke them ? The Taliban were doing your countries dirty work in the 80's and the US loved them, loved them enough to bring them to America for a nice holiday in 1996. You know what they say about Aghanistan ? It's the graveyard of empires.
Conflict of interest.
Since when did this become Americas favorite warlord? I am an American , and I have never heard of the guy. Is it because my government has dealings with these type of people in private? Shamefully making deals that they know the citizens won't endorse.
please use music with less bps in future, something more calm, which helps to concentrate. I'm watching a documentary, not an action movie, it is not about entertainment but information...thank you for at least reading this.
Nangarhar is place of peace and literacy. people are very ethunistatic and welcoming for rebuliding and peace.
Private security
P.S Blackwater
Sherzai is the best ;)
Well, where did the bombs go off first ? Afghanistan or London ?
i went to this website for the poster and wanted to watch a couple documentaries...but they sell each one for like 30$! way too expensive, are they insane? i would never buy this for so much money
This war is not worth fighting for.
Today 3 more uk soldiers died for nothing.
BRING OUT BRAVE SOLDIERS HOME!
Heart touching love u know if there are in club
Fun fact Haji Noorzai was released in 2024 by the Americans for exchange Mark Frerichs.
Does being an afghan warlord have good job prospects? and whats the pension plan like?
Any paid holiday leave?free medical care?
FREE DRUGS?
@pamir9900 and who basically is karzai's mother...isnt she a tajik
Great reporting. But it's not like the Yanks ever had any moral high-ground to begin with. It's just the same old song with them.
Where is he now?
America doesnt care how many Children are orphaned, how many women are widowed, how many young men are paralyzed and how many girls are raped. As long as u can keep Uncle Sam Happy, u will be a hero for him.
one.. the plant can be reuse over and over by just scratching and collecting the residue
Do you expect these Afghan warlords people to embrace democracy?
Do you honestly believe they will make a difference?
kevin is right
fuckin 800 dollars a kilo for heroin!!? man that's a damn good price.. with 800 dollars, around the corner from me I can only purchase less than an oz!
for gods sake, calm down with the effects!
those afghans have no idea at all how much heroin was actually in that bag, and how many grams that could make or money.. crazy how disconnected they are.. i also saw a video of a man showing afghans pictures of the 9/11 attack and they had no idea what it was or why we were even at war with them.. crazy..
Q. When's the only time you should wink at a Muslim?
A. When aiming
From the poppy fields of France to the poppy fields of Afghanistan we die fighting for FREEDOM.. And out of this god awful shitty mess we now are starting to see what a beautiful country Afghanistan can be... GOD BLESS the ALLIES... x
the enemy of my enemy is my friend
The Bulldozer has a beautiful home.
This war are making us unsafe.
We can use diplomacy as we do with Iran or North Korea.
So if you think this war is must, why don't you go there and fight ? Or you prefer to be for the war until the last drop of other people blood??
This war is going as always from bad to worst.
TIME TO MAKE PEACE!
@NUMBER1PAKHTOON , from 1700 til 1979, the government of afghanistan was absolutely independant. there were times that foreign occupations did occur but that was our bad luck. but... during those operations we had sell outs from pashtun, tajik, uzbek, turkmen, nuristani. all sell outs that shift sides with powerful side. you see what u see right now everyone is on american side right now because they are powerful. if they weren't , i dont think karzai would stand 4 days in kabul.
The Bulldozer bears a striking resemblance to Jabba the Hut.
thats why one never makes a deal with the devil .... :)
maybe not, but still , you know...anything's worth a try these days
The case was much stronger against the now imprisoned war lord, furthermore if he weren't imprisoned you probably be criticizing the US for not putting him in jail. As for "The Bull-doser" people can change, the African National Congress of South Africa was once a horrible terrorist org, do you think we shouldn't be supporting them cuz of their past?
In AF your alliances will never be ideal. To wage a unconventional war one must be willing to work w/ the proverbial devil. Being a warlord is self explanatory title; whether or not the brass or the politicians knew is irrelevant. Today's war are not uniformed wars. They are asymmetrical & needs a military that is fluid & versed in special operations. Thankfully, the US military is finally listening to the brass & is making the proper cuts/additions in regards to the current unwieldy force we have now.
The USA shouldn't be investing anything in Afganistan
I rest my case.
What is the name of that last song lol, intense
the guy is saying our standards. what does he mean? what is their standard? I would like anyone to explain the western standards to me, I am confused. what does standard means. PLEASE!!!
People are upset that Pashtuns are Taliban and even that is racist. We are Pashtuns and hate the taliban..who doesnt hate the taliban. It's so sad and upsetting when Afghans themselves live with stereotypes :(
In the mid 70s and early 80s the capital of Afghanistan was very modern and advanced. The south and more rural areas were still behind and there was no education and people couldn't read and write. The same was in the south of the country were most Pashtuns live. Those families got the chance to educate their young boys. Pakistan offered free education in Pakistan. Everyone got happy and sent their children. These were the Taliban. The word Taliban means Students. These Student went abroad to get an education, and became masters in religious knowledge. It was considered as something very noble and high. Little did the poor families back home know that Pakistan had a dirty plan. They created religious schools (Madrasas) where they started educating these teenagers. Teenagers that were completely illiterate before that. Once they came back after being completely brain washed they had learned nothing about Islam. They were thought that they were Pashtuns and should fight the other ethnic minorities, they were told that the west is evil and that they should hate them no matter what. They were brain washed into believing that Kabul was a place where there were no muslims. The south of Afghanistan lost one whole generation of bright young individuals like this. Next thing happened in Afghanistan. After coming back to Afghanistan, these Taliban (Students) had gathered a lot of respect now. They could read, write and had knowledge about the religion. Next thing they do is, they created Madrasas in the south of Afghanistan. Everyone got happy once again as not everyone was able to sent their sons to Pakistan for an education. The next generation was also brain washed. Today there are still madrasas in Pakistan and we know that the main basis of the Taliban is in Pakistan in the city Quota (The capital of Baluchistan). Yet Americans have not invaded Pakistan and consider Pakistan as an Ally. Osama Bin Laden was found in Pakistan, yet nato with over 50 countries is in Afghanistan. The Pashtun comunity has fallen victim to this nasty war and we lost too many bright young individuals. Right now the Pakistani government is talking to other ethnic groups like Tajiks Uzbeks and Hazaras. Saying look at the Pashtons, they are Talibs they are ruining your country. They wont tell them that the Taliban is a creation of Pakistan and this way we Afghans will fight with each other. The head of the intelligence in Afghanistan had told the USA and Pakistan that Osama Bin Ladan was in Pakistan and even named a city four years before he finally got caught. Four Years later Osama was indeed found living in a military area in that same area Afghans had told you all about! Why is Pakistan the country that trains the taliban and sends them to Afghanistan even ignored? I love all my Afghan brothers. whether Pashtun, Tajik, Sikh, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkmen, Baloch, Pashayi etc. Peace.
People that aren't ignorant of the situation are aware of the Saudi and Pakistani involvement in the creation of violent Taliban. This is why there are drone strikes in Pakistan allowed by the Pakistan government in the training camps and leaders. The reason the U.S. come into Afghanistan is because the official government was Taliban so they came to Afghanistan to kick them out. Now Afghan government is allies with NATO too. Don’t worry too much now Afghans won’t blame each other for their problems now they can blame America.
*****
Taliban got a change in the nineties and they abused it. Most taliban are uneducated and with uneducated people you cannot lead a country. Besides, Afghanistan does have Sharia law in their court system. Sharia law is really strict. Read about it, most people don't want it.
what the hell is Hagel doing there on 23:17
to me, that's too much of a simple answer for a complex problem. the 'nature' of a ppl is always affected by history and their situation. and if you look at how africa (and other places too) have been looted and 'raped' of it's resources (ppl included) then you can see why they're in their current situation
They should just tell all the farmers to
stop harboring the taliban, and replace their poppy fields with cannabis droves.
@modernafghan hero is ahmad shah massoud
What other option is there?
why do people put themselves on the line? are people suicidal!? rip to those who dies in wars your efforts were in vain.
gonna be? they are....i feel like england and some of those european countries are "silent" super powers...very subtle. they still have great influence in some of their former colonies...and look how they messed up africa (not that it's a good thing because it's not but im just mentioning it...) the US is a more vocal super power...but europe is more subtle
ET IS IN THE TALIBAN
Divide the country into 4 parts, and let each ethnic group control their own section.
Scotty Boy you are son of iran
hamdard zabuli I rather be son of Iran, then son of those dirty Pashtuns.
Arsalan Oghuz _67 LOL. Typical uneducated pashtune. Claiming I am from PORK-istan, yet you have never meet me or know anything about me. Educate your self.
First get the fk of Amrica and Australia and Canada and newziland and give the land to fkn native landlords of that land... Afghanistan is the land of pashtanas else all are out sider... Tajiks belongs to Tajikistan... Uzbeks belongs to Uzbekistan... Hazar are the ancestors of the Mangols... So they should thankful the native landlord pashtun else feel free to leave to their native countries
This seems like a quid pro quo situation rather then what was sometimes being described as a rouge operation initiated & implemented by the DEA. This story has too many layers which are either being overlooked or willfully omitting certain information.
im not defending communism, but actually to have a 'communal' system you have to work...it's just all 'shared' and not privatized. you're thinking more about socialism i think....which im also not defending or supporting...i think certain aspects of socialism are ok
Lol, the difference factor is he's a native person who has experience with the people. (All types)
I just listened a little bit more. the journalist is another dude wants fame and fortune. He is no different this guy is accompanying and interviewing Gul Agha Sherzai, ISI is the main contributor and financier to this guy's reporting because this kind of reporting is going to help no other community but ISI. the world of journalism is the same as the world of medical doctors the medical doctors went to school and learned how to help the needy but at the end doctor's main goal is to make money. ISI encourages and pays I would say pretty good money to journalists to spin the situation in Afghanistan the doctors take an oath after they graduate medical school to serve and help the patience no matter what. PROVE ME WRONG, if you could, I beg you.
those are Western "DRUG LORDS" not war lords..
World lords rule but donkeys working hia hia .Nice film, bravo Journeymanpictures!!!
Druglord Sherzai = Fred Flintstone 👍🏽
How the hell did ya make ya vid 27:02 the max is lyk 10
Except it is, and I have no interest in reading your comment. Thanks for trying, though. :)
What about Hazara and Uzbek, Tajik warlords…….
Song at the end?
Coca Cola - Halal or Haram???????????????
Halal til you add rum.
All this hate.. The world is surely doomed. When I say hate, I'm talking about the youtube comments.
All the drug users please stop . or ask for help there are people who can help u
So what? It's the way that country has been for thousands of years. Even Alexander the Great described the Afghans as people who adopted tribal feuding and intrigue as a national past-time.(paraphrasing of course.) Did we really expect them to suddenly adopt our western liberal democracy system and start drinking Starbucks while typing out ideas for their new start up companies after we invaded? It took thousands of years for democracy to develop in western Europe and the US. From ancient Greece to today. And we're still ironing out the many flaws. Institutional change is not something that can be forced from the outside. It has to develop from the inside though a process of education and incentives. And (hopefully) improved upon by each new generation in a virtuous cycle. The events leading up to the French revolution is what caused France and later western Europe to adopt the ideas of separation of power, of representative democracy, of checks and balances. And it took another 100 years of struggle for universal suffrage to be adopted.
Are we really so arrogant to assume that we can change their traditions and customs in a few decades? I doubt it. And I doubt that that is really the motive behind this whole endeavour. I doubt that this country is anything more than a pion in a geopolitical chess game between the Superpowers.
***** Pakistan spends 84% of it's countries entire government budget on it's Nuclear program............talk about a country that needs to get it's shit together and take care of it's own people. God bless you and god help all of us.
Pakistani gangster there was no pakistan back den and it was only bharat varsh way before islam came to south asia
All this video showed how dodgy the us is never to be trusted.
every country should have a bulldozer
Africa is in a mess because of the people - nothing more.. If you don't want to farm the land, you don't eat.. If you can't work together and would rather fight each other, you have unrest. The nature of a people affects the culture; its a simple concept that is ignored nowadays as it doesn't fit the politically correct "One World" dogma.
that truee
They sniped the music from Jarhead.