The Afghan “Jihad” Was CIA’s Operation Cyclone, Not a Holy War — Jamaat-e-Islami’s Narrative Hides Imperial Motives
This is the problem with Jamaat-e-Islami: they project fassad as pure jihad—when in reality, it was the worst kind of imperialist war, waged for global dominance and to assume the role of the world’s self-appointed policeman.
The irony is stark: either Jamaat-e-Islami is deliberately concealing the truth while feigning innocence, or they are so intellectually bankrupt and geopolitically naïve that they fail to grasp the actual dynamics of global power play.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
The so-called Afghan Jihad was, in fact, Operation Cyclone—a covert campaign orchestrated by the CIA to avenge America’s humiliation in Vietnam by bleeding the Soviet Union. The real objective of this “jihad” was to shatter Russian pride and dismantle the Soviet bloc. Afghans, Arabs, Pakistanis—indeed, Muslims at large—were reduced to mere tools and puppets, or in economic terms, daily wagers hired by the empire. The technology, strategy, funding, weaponry, and overall blueprint were all scripted in Langley, not Kabul.
Even the ideological framework of anti-Russian, anti-Communist Islam was rewritten and rebranded by American think tanks. The syllabi of seminaries and schools were redesigned to serve this narrative. Under the banner of jihad, the Mujahideen cultivated a flourishing trade in opium, arms smuggling, and charas—a black economy masked in religious garb.
Sirajul Haq should refrain from misleading the public by romanticizing the Afghan war. To distort history is not just irresponsible—it is a disinformation campaign that insults both memory and reason.
Writer : Moomin Nazir
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