$3Trillion in Treasure and Blood of countless Thousands of innocent lives alongside 10's Thousands of combatants. Millions of Refugees. <br><br>Imagine if the USA had not played the "Great Game" in Afghanistan. <br><br>The Soviet Union and its secular modernising Afghan Allies could have dealt with the reactionary feudal rural landlord class and their religious extremist apologists carried out agrian reform and created a peaceful secular society with improved access to health education and jobs in new industries.<br><br>Instead US backed and funded Whabbist Saudi inspired Mujahadeen armed them with advance weapons and work with Pakistani Military Dictatorship of Zia Al Huw to push Afghanistan in a New dark age of Warlord Terror.  <br>Imagine if the USA has spent just $30Billion on joint devlopement projects with the Soviet Union and the Afghan Govt in the early 1980's. Instead of backing Islamic Terrorists... maybe the Twin Towers would still be standing and the USA would be Over $2.7Trillion Richer.