My latest in PJ Media: Baktash Ahadi, according to his Washington Post bio, “served U.S. and Afghan Special Operations forces as a combat interpreter from 2010 to 2012 and is a former chair of the State Department’s Afghan Familiarization course.” In the Post Tuesday, he asserts that “cultural illiteracy” led to the failure of the U.S. mission in […]
Afghan interpreter: ‘Vast majority of Afghans always viewed Taliban as lesser of two evils’ compared to US
Baktash Ahadi says this is all about culture, but doesn’t mention what drives the cultural differences: religion. Many Afghans often viewed the U.S. with suspicion because the U.S. was not Muslim. Many understood “hearts and minds” initiatives as an attempt to entice Afghans away from Islam: “And the Jews will not be pleased with you, […]