Afghanistan's Untold Story: Why is USA there?

Paul Fitzgerald, Liz Gould; Dhr. Seven, Amber Larson, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

The Buddha grew up in ancient Afghanistan, Gandhara, as a Scythian/Shakyian (Ranajit Pal).

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Crossing Zero: The Af-Pak War at the Turning Point of American Empire focuses on the USA's Afghan-Pak strategy and the importance of the colonial British Durand Line.

Afghanistan's Untold Story

That's the Central Asian border separating formerly Buddhist Pakistan from formerly Buddhist Afghanistan (both in northwestern Bharat/India prior to its Partition in 1947) referred to by the military and intelligence community as "Zero Line."

The U.S. fought on the side of extremist-political Islam from Pakistan during the 1980s and against it from Afghanistan since "9/11" or September 11, 2001.

Afghanistan-Pakistan (invisiblehistory.com)

It's therefore appropriate to think of the Durand/Zero Line as the place where America’s intentions face themselves -- the alpha and omega of nearly 60 years of American policy in Eurasia.

The Durand Line is visible on a map, whereas the Zero Line is not. More

• Alt-history of Buddhism in Afghanistan (Dr. Ranajit Pal)
• Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould (journalists)

The ancient occupied caves around the big Buddha statue now destroyed by the CIA/ISI's Taliban pawns in Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan along the Himalayan foothills of the Hindu Kush Mountains of ancient Gandhara, location of the three seasonal capitals of the Buddha's upbringing in "Kapilavastu": Bamiyan, Kabul, Mes Aynak.