*Dhadkanon ke beech, ek ajeeb khauf ki hawa behrti hai…* Kal subah tak, Morocco ki reeti aur sand ki hawaon mein do American jawanon ki roohon ki aawaaz ghoom rahi thi. AFRICOM ka yeh bayaan, jaise koi thriller film ka climax ho—’do US Army ke jawan gair-haziri mein hai, jo African Lion exercise ke baad ek recreational hike par chale gaye the.’ Par jab unka pata nahi chalta, toh poochhne ka sawal uthta hai—kya yeh sirf ek accident hai, ya koi chhup-chhap ki saazish?
Shab-e-shukr, 9 baje ke aas-paas, Tan Tan ke Cap Draa Training Area ke paas, jahaan samundar ki chhattein apne aap mein hi ek khaufnak manzar pesh karti hain, do jawan aakhiri baar dekhe gaye the. Unke saath koi aur nahi tha—sirf unke kadam, jo ab tak kisi anjaan raah mein kho gaye hain. US aur Moroccan army ne turant search operation shuru kar di, helicopters, ships, mountain rescue teams, aur divers ko bhi bula liya gaya. Par jo cheez sabko hairan kar rahi hai, woh hai unka ‘last seen’ ka point—samundar ki chhattein, jahaan se koi bhi insaan bina trace chhode nahi ja sakta.
Hairat ki baat yeh hai ke yeh jawan kisi active training mein shamil nahi the. Exercise khatam ho chuka tha, aur unka hike ek ‘recreational’ activity thi. Par phir bhi, unke gair-hazir hone ka pata lagte hi, poore operation ko ekdam se ‘investigation mode’ mein le aaya gaya. AFRICOM ka yeh kehna, ‘The incident remains under investigation,’ jaise koi mystery novel ka agla chapter ho, jahan har lafz ek naye sawal ko janam deta hai.
African Lion exercise, jo 2004 se chalta aa raha hai, Africa ka sabse bada US joint military drill hai. Har saal, 30 se zyada mulkon ke 7,000 se zyada jawan ismein shamil hote hain. Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana, Senegal—yeh charon mulkon mein yeh exercise chalta hai, aur iska maqsad hai regional security ko mazboot karna. Par 2012 mein, African Lion ke dauran hi, Morocco ke Agadir shahar ke paas ek helicopter crash mein do US Marines shaheed ho gaye the. Kya is baar bhi koi aisa hi anjaam hoga? Ya phir koi aur raaz hai jo sabko hairan kar dega?
Morocco, jo US ka ek important ally hai, ab ek ajeeb daur se guzarta hai. 2020 ke baad se, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger jaise mulkon mein military coups hue hain, aur unhone Western powers se apna mooh mod liya hai. Kya iska asar African Lion par bhi pad raha hai? Kya koi local group ya extremist organization iske peeche hai? Ya phir yeh sirf ek tragic accident hai, jismein koi conspiracy chhupaya hua hai?
Search operation abhi bhi chal rahi hai, par har ghante ke saath, sawalon ka samandar aur gehra hota ja raha hai. Kya un do jawanon ko kabhi dhundh paayenge? Ya phir unki kahani ek aur ‘unsolved mystery’ ban kar reh jaayegi, jaise Vietnam War ke Missing in Action (MIA) soldiers ki kahani?
*Kal subah tak, Morocco ki reeti aur sand ki hawaon mein do American jawanon ki roohon ki aawaaz ghoom rahi thi…* Par ab, unki aawaazon mein ek naya sawal chhupa hai—kya yeh sirf ek accident hai, ya koi chhup-chhap ki saazish?
African Lion exercise ka itihas gawah hai ke iske dauran hone wale har incident ke peeche koi na koi raaz zaroor chhupa hota hai. 2012 ka helicopter crash ho ya phir is baar ke jawanon ka gair-hazir hona—har baar ek naya chapter add hota hai. Par is baar ka chapter sabse zyada hairatangez hai, kyunki iske peeche koi na koi raaz zaroor hai. Kya yeh US-Morocco ke beech ke ‘special relationship’ ko test karne ki ek saazish hai? Ya phir koi aur chhup-chhap ki kala hai jo abhi tak sabke saamne aayi nahi hai?
Search operation abhi bhi chal rahi hai, par har ghante ke saath, sawalon ka samandar aur gehra hota ja raha hai. Kya un do jawanon ko kabhi dhundh paayenge? Ya phir unki kahani ek aur ‘unsolved mystery’ ban kar reh jaayegi, jaise Vietnam War ke Missing in Action (MIA) soldiers ki kahani?
*Dhadkanon ke beech, ek ajeeb khauf ki hawa behrti hai…* Aur is khauf ki hawa mein, ek sawal aur bhi zyada taqatwar ho raha hai—kya yeh sirf ek accident hai, ya koi chhup-chhap ki saazish?
