The latest round of negotiations between
the United States and the Taliban reached their inglorious conclusion
in the capital of Qatar (the city of Doha).
Nonetheless, Suhail Shaheen, the
political spokesman for the Taliban (an organization banned in Russia),
tweeted, somewhat tersely, that during the sixth round of peace
negotiations “some progress” had been made, and that the sides (Note!)
would meet again for the next set of talks.
This time around, the peace discussions
encountered an obstacle in the form of a fundamental issue as to when
foreign forces would leave Afghanistan. Before the United State can
agree to withdraw its military, as part of a possible peace deal, they,
as always, demand that the Taliban cease armed conflict, provide
security guarantees and fulfill other obligations, including starting an
internal Afghan dialogue with the government in Kabul and other parties
in Afghanistan. But the leaders of the Taliban, who have grown wiser
owing to their experience with prior refusals by Americans to take on
any obligations or sign any international agreements (as was the case
with Iran), firmly and rigidly insist that they are not prepared to do
any of the above until the United States provides a schedule for
withdrawing its forces.
There is a simple explanation for what,
at first glance, appear to be Taliban’s suspicions, which are more
likely an unyielding defense of their positions. It was the leaders from
Washington, enraged by the tragic events of September 2001, who began
to “club” everyone in sight in their quest to find simpletons that they
could blame for 9\11. To date, officials from the United States have
failed to show the world any substantive evidence that proves their
former elite agent, Osama bin Laden, had organized and orchestrated the
attack on the World Trade Center in New York.
Instead, U.S. politicians have presented
unsubstantiated declarations, which had little to do with the situation
at hand, to the global community. Despite this, the CIA and the
Pentagon made haste and, on securing funding (which they would have been
unable to receive at earlier times), they rushed to occupy Afghanistan,
thereby condemning its people to 18 long years of poverty and hunger.
Incidentally, it was then that the CIA advised Osama bin Laden to move
to Pakistan, a more secure location, where he lived comfortably for a
number of years, on funds received from Americans......https://journal-neo.org/2019/05/29/afghan-fiasco-in-washingtons-overstrained-hands-2/
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