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since the Taliban takeover early with men, material, money, and
this week. military advice and assistance
According to US State De- according to a foreign policy af-
partment, the two agreed to con- fairs expert.
tinued coordination on Afghan- Fabien Baussart, the Presi-
istan. The call comes as several dent of Center of Political and
countries including the US and Foreign Affairs wrote in Times
India are evacuating their citi- of Israel that for Pakistan, the
zens from the country. “Secre- Taliban have always been their
tary of State Antony J. Blinken first and only choice in Afghan-
spoke today with Indian Exter- istan. Right from the time the
nal Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jais- Taliban erupted on the scene in
hankar. Secretary Blinken and Afghanistan, the Pakistanis have
Minister Jaishankar discussed backed them with men, materi-
Afghanistan and agreed to con- iaF C-17 Globemaster carrying indian national From Kabul on tuesday (ani) al, money, and military advice
tinued coordination,” State De- and assistance. Terming Paki-
partment Spokesperson Ned stan, a “real enemy”, he said that
Price said in a short statement. the country is continuing to play
While India and US discuss its games of deception with the
the situation, the country that is West by pretending to be behind
playing an active role in the po- a dialogue between Taliban and
litical process is Pakistan. For- US in Afghanistan.
mer CIA Clandestine Service “After 20 years of being will-
member John Sipher blamed fully misled by Pakistan, the
Pakistan for the swift collapse of Western world led by the US has
Afghanistan by the Taliban. still not come to terms with the
Not only did the adminis- fact that it has been taken for a
tration not have plans in place ride Afghanistan. Even at this
for every contingency, it did not late stage when the Taliban is
have plans in place for what any itBP personnel board a bus as they arrive at Hindon air Force rapidly advancing towards Kabul
casual observer of the withdraw- Station after the indian air Force's effort for safe evacuation from and sweeping aside all resistance
al might consider all but certain afghanistan on tuesday (ani) and nearly 14 provincial capitals
to occur contingencies such as have fallen to the Taliban and
an emergency evacuation of our to prevent the resurgence of the being recognized as a major po- the Kunduz based Army Corps
Afghan partners trapped in the East Turkestan Islamic Move- litical force on the global stage,” has surrendered, the US and its
country and under grave threat ment (ETIM) in Xinjiang, he notes Jianli. allies are still indulging in point-
from the Taliban. mentions, adding that Beijing With the Taliban taking con- less ‘peace talks’, issuing uncon-
And then the president said certainly hopes that dealing trol of Afghanistan and US-back vincing statements, and making
this: “American troops cannot with the Afghan Taliban will not Afghan government collapsed, utterly unrealistic threats to the
and should not be fighting in a compromise the China-Pakistan Jianli says that Beijing has a Taliban who had many years ago
war and dying in a war that Af- Economic Corridor (CPEC). huge interest in achieving peace been correctly labelled as the
ghan forces are not willing to “Although China intends to in Afghanistan following the ‘wrong enemy’.
fight for themselves.” increase its political influence withdrawal of US troops. Now, the Taliban have been
Meanwhile, it has been re- in Afghanistan, it has real inter- In a related development, the attempting hard to convince the
vealed that China intends to in- ests to calculate and concerns self-proclaimed ‘caretaker’ Pres- world that they will sever ties
crease its political influence in to resolve. China will gradually ident of the Afghanistan Am- with terror groups like al-Qaeda
Afghanistan and it will gradually satisfy the Taliban’s wishes while rullah Saleh on Thursday said after they are back in power in
satisfy the Taliban wishes while ensuring that its own interests that the country is too big for Afghanistan after 20 years and
ensuring that its own interests are guaranteed and its concerns Pakistan to swallow and too big need the world’s recognition and
are guaranteed and its concerns addressed. It will seek the great- for Taliban to govern. “Nations approbation, a media report said.
addressed, said a Chinese dissi- est tangible benefits in return for must respect the rule of law, not Recently, the Taliban held
dent Jianli Yang. political recognition of the Tali- violence. Afghanistan is too big their first press conference after
In an opinion piece in The ban regime,” he writes. for Pakistan to swallow and too capturing Kabul and answered
Diplomat, Jianli, founder and In July, Chinese Foreign big for Talibs to govern. Don’t let a variety of questions, even they
president of Citizen Power Ini- Minister Wang Yi met with Tal- your histories have a chapter on vowed to respect women and
tiatives for China, writes Beijing iban representatives in Tianjin. humiliation and bowing to terror human rights but they were si-
will approach Afghan affairs “This was an important event groups,” Saleh said in a tweet. lent on their strong links with
more cautiously than people following the direct talks be- Taliban have always been the regional terror groups and
think and it currently faces two tween the US and the Taliban in Pakistan’s first and only choice their future, the InsideOver me-
major challenges in Afghani- 2018, as it greatly enhanced the in Afghanistan, right from the dia outlet reported. The Taliban
stan. First, the Chinese Com- Taliban’s international standing emergence of the terrorist group have nearly more than two de-
munist Party desperately wants and signalled that the group is the country has backed them Continued on next page... >>

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