"American and UK troops never went into Afghanistan to help Afghans (though, of course, their presence has helped some Afghans in various ways...as a side effect). America and the UK went in there to help themselves."


http://www.isaf.nato.int/en/our-mission/

http://unama.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1742

http://www.afghangovernment.com/AfghanAgreementBonn.htm

America and the UK (plus the other 41 countries involved) went into Afghanistan to help themselves to what exactly??