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, 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, who was then India’s joint secretary for the 14 former Soviet republics and Turkey (Eurasia), told The Epoch Times in New Delhi. “Each one of these Central Asian leaders said, ‘We can bet that America will start bombing Afghanistan. In doing so, they will be making a huge mistake. They will only be …