Afghanistan is a war torn country which has been fought over for centuries by many countries. Many emperors conquered this country and were defeated by other kings, hence the name “graveyard of empires” was given. Although it got independence in 1919, there is always a conflict within and outside the country for more than decades. Whether it may be due to political, terrorism and border conflicts, millions of people are dying for various reasons per year. The Afghanistan conflict started in 1978 and is still continuing, taking more than millions of lives. As conspiracy theorists won’t let go of this chance, they come up with numerous conspiracy theories to add oil to the fire.
Conspiracy Theory – United States and Talibans are working together:
Fact: No, they don’t
Why should the US help Afghanistan? There is no reason for the well reputed country to join with the talibans, who are a threat to their own country. People come to this conclusion as the US government supports Taliban countries like Pakistan. As they both are allies, conspiracy theorists suspected that the US and Talibans are working together. Conspiracy theorists also claimed that the US government was bribing the Taliban to build the safe passage.This theory was separately rejected by Russian and Taliban.Taliban in Afghanistan clearly noted that they have not received help or support from any other countries. Yet, people believed that the US and the Talibans are working together.
Conspiracy Theory – The United States of America provides them the weapons:
Fact: no, it is not true
As people believe that the two countries are working together, it raises another conspiracy that the US has been providing weapons and supporting the insurgent group. Researchers after several years of investigation it was a baseless conspiracy and is not worth mentioning. Yet it was recalled in the episode of the Breaking the set in 2013 as the Iran-Contra affair. Operation Cyclone was the name given to the United States CIA to provide weapons to the mujahideen from 1979 to 1989 in Afghanistan. It was then used during Afghan civil war. The USA supplied them with the weapons before the Afghan civil war, not after that. It is also suspected that the CIA is involved in drug trafficking along with Afghanistan. As this is involved in political conflicts, after several investigations the conspiracy theorist was accused of spreading false rumours.
Conspiracy Theory – Osama bin Laden lives in Afghanistan:
Fact: No, he didn’t
When the US government announced the death of the international terrorist Osama bin Laden, it was not accepted by many conspiracy theorists and the people. They believed that he resided in Afghanistan and was working with the CIA to capture other terrorists and to stop the heroin supplies. Even though it sounds convincing, it is not true to start with. This theory was later debunked that Osama bin Laden was killed during Obama’s presidency.
Conspiracy Theory – Polio vaccine was a plot against muslim:
Fact: No, it is not true
Many people in rural Afghanistan believes that the vaccines harms the muslim children. It includes many conspiracy such as it would sterilise muslim children and it is an trap done by the Western or Afghan government spies. In the result of believing this conspiracy theory, many children contracted the virus and now have a potentially fatal disease. Rather than providing conspiracy theories, creating awareness will save the lives of many people. Polio vaccine is a necessary vaccine provided by all the government to achieve a healthy environment.
Conspiracy Theory – Islamic State was established by the USA:
Fact: No, it isn’t true
Many conspiracy theorists in Asian countries like China and in countries such as Russia and Iran believed that the Islamic States were formed by Americans to terminate their countries. However the conspiracy theory is debunked as soon as the truth is known. The Islamic State of Afghanistan was established by the Peshawar accords on 26 April 1992, which then turned to government in exile when it was led by the Taliban. After the battle in Tora Bora, the US tried to invade the Afghanistan with the objective that they should Osama bin Laden. This is the origin of this fake theory.
Conspiracy Theory – Russian military troops provided weapons to kill Americans:
Fact: No, they didn’t
This is one of the conspiracies to bring back memories. Some conspiracy theorists claimed that the trained Afghan Guerillas were hired by the American troops to kill the Russian bear. Since conspiracy theorists can come up with the most absurd idea, this theory is not a surprise. They had a faith that Russian were working together with the Taliban to kill Americans in Afghanistan. Some theorists even going so far suggest that the Russians also united with the talibans in Pakistan to rise against America. Even though Russia and Afghan is more friendly than America, there is no clear or solid proof for this claim. Therefore this theory was later debunked.
Conspiracy Theory – Trump secretly supports Taliban:
Fact: No, he didn’t
Many conspiracy theorists claimed that Obama was linked with the Muslim countries and was supplying weapons to the country. On the contrary some conspiracy theory claimed that it may be done Trump. Yet Trump and his followers believed that they were making up these theories to bring down from his position with just fake allegations. Before the end of his presidential period, he created the huge sensation by withdrawing all the sources of support provided to Afghanistan. Many believed that it may be done due to the election period, however, it was stated that there is no support given to the Taliban.
Conspiracy Theory – Major incidents was done by Afghanistan:
Fact: No, it is not true
Many conspiracy theorists and the people of America believed that the twin towers were destroyed by the talibans. They didn’t stop there, many conspiracies linked almost all the happenings including malaysian airplane crash to the Talibans. Although there is no proof for the accusations, many people continue to believe this theory.
Since the conspiracy theorists have boundless imagination, they will continue to propose new conspiracy theories every day. So it is our responsibility to state the facts to provide more awareness to the people. I hope the people in Afghanistan will find peace one day.
Ive heard tails of hardened infantry sections being chased out of the jungle by those suckers, guys that are ok wading around in croc country, veterans of Iraq and Afganistan fleeing from a pissed off cassowary.
They do this for all wars/conflicts. There was a Mickey Mouse in bombed rubble all over afganistan or Iraq (don’t remember, too long ago). There was a big exposé on it
Russian government is one of the most corrupt organizations in the world, and a direct heir to the Soviet terrorist state, which killed dozens of millions of people. The things I listed don’t apply for some of the more civilized countries, but there are others disorganized and corrupt like Russia, like North-Korea, Afganistan or Somali
as a representative of Romania state, I am also worried about the Afgan women, let’s make a deal, you let all Afgan women come here where they can enjoy all the rights they had before the takeover and we let Tate live in Afganistan.