Afghan Blame Game.

Byline: Asad Ali

Afghanistan is known as the graveyard of great powers. First Soviet Union (USSR) and now the United States have tasted defeat despite fighting for two decades and having the world's best military equipment. The US came to Afghanistan after terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in 2001, with an aim to eradicate Al-Qaeda and other such organizations like the Afghan Taliban. After spending billions of dollars, the successive US administrations from President Bush to Biden, accomplished nothing politically, economically, and militarily. The on-ground situation is even worst. The future of Afghanistan and its people seems dark. Taliban are back at the helm of affairs in Kabul and now dealing with the international community with their own conditions. Nothing has changed yet. Panic and chaotic environments have significantly increased since the fall of Kabul. Before the US attack on the Tora Bora mountains in 2001, the Western-backed government of Hamid Karzai was installed in Afghanistan.

The entire international community immediately extended de-jure recognition to the Karzai government and started acting against the Afghan Taliban. The international community provided massive foreign aid to the Karzai government to the uplift economy of Afghani stan, which suffered immensely due to the war against terror. Unfortunately, President Karzai was more focused on fulfilling foreign agendas instead of working for the development of war-ravaged Afghanistan. He, at the behest of India, had been involved in anti-Pakistan activities in order to accomplish strategic objectives. Karzai miserably failed to deliver in Afghanistan and maintain a law and order situation. After ruling Afghanistan for 10 years, Hamid Karzai handed over the reins of government to another pro-US and West leader, Ashraf Ghani. The government of Ashraf Ghani followed the legacy of Hamiz Karzai and failed to improve the dwindling economic and political situation of the country.

During President Ghani's regime, the Taliban had massively escalated attacks against NATO and Afghan forces. The overall situation of the country had become volatile, having no security for people's lives. President Ghani tried to engage the Afghan Taliban but his politically weaker position compelled Afghan insurgents not to engage him: hence they started talking to the US directly. Trump administration appointed former Ambassador Zalmy Khalilzad as its Chief Negotiator, who negotiated...

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