NEW DELHI—The United States fought for 20 years in Afghanistan after 9/11, but by not attacking the roots of terrorism that operated from Pakistani soil, the Western power has had to pay heavily for its policies, said Rajiv Dogra, a former Indian diplomat and the author of “Durand’s Curse,” a best-selling and critically acclaimed book about the division of Afghanistan by the British empire.
“The day after 9/11, I was in Central Asia; on 12 September, 2001, in Uzbekistan and a day after in Tajikistan. I met their leaders during my visit. Naturally, the discussion centered on the likely American response,” Dogra told The Epoch Times. He was India’s joint secretary for the 14 former Soviet republics and Turkey (Eurasia) in 2001.
