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Today as the lovers across the globe celebrate Valentine's Day. Afghans are commomerating the exit of USSR's strong Red Army after nine years of occupations starting in 1979 and ending on 15th of Feb 1989. It's celebrated today because of the leap year 2008. On February 15, 1989 BBC reported the giant Red Army's exit as:
"Soviet troops are withdrawing from Afghanistan, nine years after they swept into the country.
A convoy of Soviet armoured vehicles travelled the 260-mile (418km) journey to the USSR border while other soldiers left aboard an Ilyushin 76 transport aircraft."
This day is celebrate not only to demonstrate the Afghan Strenght Factor and love for war but also a lesson to those who enter Afghanistan as invading forces. Afghanistan is the country where no super power could hold firmly onto. Being located strategically between great powers on four sides, the buffer state status is the best status that Afghanistan could be for the rest of the world.
Today Afghans celebrated this day, with a point in mind that their country is practically still under occupation forces. This time it isn't the British forces of British Raj of India, nor is it of the communist USSR but in the shape of another super power and its allied nations, US and NATO. This day also must serve as a reference point for these states who are the current stake holders for regional peace in the region that Afghanistan and Afghans have never been tamed under occupation forces. As the worries grow in the US and Europe, signals point at a collapsing US in Afghanistan. US won't give in so easily, as is argued by most analysts with American pride in their minds, but they should also have in mind that "History repeats itself". Therefore, a word of wisdom is to either change policy drastically at once or immediately withdraw from the war ravaged country. And if US and the rest of the world is so worried about the worsening security situation in Afghanistan, why don't they go for a UN peace keeping force? UN peace keepers would be acceptable to both Afghans and their government. In addition, the growing rift between Karzai government and Obama administration could play the role of a catalyst in boosting the morale of Taliban. The sooner these leaders get farsighted, the better for afghan nation.
These leaders should come to a concensus that afghans also deserve peace like the citizens of other peaceful countries. Afghanistan has been burning for the last 30 years and this wild fire has never cooled down. Only wisdom could cool it off and let its citizens decide their fate.
