After 9/11, the United States invaded Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, ending the Taliban's six-year rule. The US establishment believed that the September 11, 2001, attack on the Trade Towers in New York was from Afghanistan, where al Qaeda's central leadership and Osama bin Laden were also present.
The United States has used brick by brick in Afghanistan to find Osama bin Laden and eliminate al Qaeda. The war also killed thousands of Afghans who had nothing to do with the war. The decade-and-a-half-long war has killed 3,800 US and NATO troops, including 2,300, and wounded 34,000. The United States spent more than a trillion dollars on this war, but despite spending so much money, the United States could not change the minds or win the hearts of the Afghan people.
For the past 18 years, the United States and more than 40 of its allies have fought but failed to defeat the Taliban on the battlefield. The war lasted for 18 years, but the United States and its allies could not defeat the Taliban, and eventually the United States began negotiations with the Afghan Taliban in Doha to pull itself out of the war and return from Afghanistan.
A peace deal was reached between the Trump administration and the Taliban in February 2020 last year to bring peace to Afghanistan, which has been at war for nearly two decades. The agreement said that if the Taliban kept their promises, the United States and all its allies would withdraw from Afghanistan in 14 months, but now the Taliban have been asked to wait until September. President Joe Biden wants a complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by September 11. Twenty years ago, on September 11, the Twin Towers in New York were attacked, and on this occasion, the United States symbolically wants to end its longest war.
The agreement also stipulates that the Taliban will not allow al-Qaeda or any other extremist group to use its territory and will continue national peace talks. Peace in Afghanistan depends on the attitude of the Afghan Taliban, who have been fighting foreign troops for the past 18 years. It would not be wrong to say that the key to peace in Afghanistan lies with the Taliban. While the Taliban has held talks with the United States, it has also reached out to Iran and China to seek their cooperation in bringing the situation under control after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and for peace in the region.
According to the Doha agreement, the United States will withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of this year, but it wants to keep its grip on Afghanistan and the region strong, so it will increase its influence in the region in terms of politics, economy and strategy. The United States is also trying to thwart C-Pack. He wants to stay in the region and keep an eye on China and is looking for a reason to stay. Against this backdrop, the United States wants permission to establish military bases in Pakistan so that it can remain in the region.
According to AFP, the Pentagon has claimed that Pakistan has allowed the use of its air and ground space to assist US forces in Afghanistan. Denying the news, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, while addressing the Upper House, said that the United States was not being given any military base or air base by Pakistan for drone operations on Afghan soil. Under Imran Khan's leadership, there will be no US military base in the country.
The State Department also denied Pakistan's claims of providing a new airbase to the United States, saying that the 2001 agreement between Pakistan and the United States included the Airline of Communications and the Ground Line of Communications. According to them, they work together. Under these agreements, the United States was allowed to use air bases under the ALOC and land routes under the GLOC, but these air bases were terminated in 2011. Was done
The reasons for providing air bases in 2001 were different. At that time, Pakistan was part of a global campaign against terrorism, but now the situation has changed. Pakistan has been an ally of the United States against Russia since 9/11 in 2001 and against Russia in 1980. Pakistan has suffered irreparable damage by being a part of these wars. Once again, giving air bases to the United States could hurt Pakistan. No government can give such permission to the United States without the permission of the parliament, and if such permission is given, the government may face severe public reaction.
Retired Lieutenant General Amjad Shoaib says the United States may be allowed to use land and air space but will not be allowed to use war airfields. There is a potential threat of civil war in Afghanistan. God forbid that this does not happen, but if it does, then the land route could potentially help the Afghan government and its citizens.
The Pentagon also believes that al-Qaeda and ISIS are likely to reactivate in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign troops. This threat will lead to an increase in terrorism in neighboring Pakistan. If pressure is not maintained, al-Qaeda and Islamic State of Afghanistan may reorganize there. It is also a fact that organizations like the Taliban, Al Qaeda and ISIS have invaded Afghanistan
Born from the land of N. According to ANP chief Asfandyar Wali, if the path of ISIS is not blocked, people will forget the oppression of the Taliban.
There is a danger that the occupation of Kabul will begin after the withdrawal of foreign troops. The Taliban will want to seize power. If the Taliban government is re-established in Afghanistan, other powers will support the anti-Taliban group. The situation cannot be expected to improve unless the United States, China and Russia come to a consensus on the issue of Afghanistan. Therefore, concrete steps are needed to eradicate terrorism and establish lasting peace in Afghanistan. The effects of tensions and tensions between the world powers will affect not only the situation in the region but also the future of the corridor. Will come
The government of Pakistan has made it clear that it will not allow the United States to use land and air space and that would be the best decision for Pakistan. If Imran Khan takes a U-turn on this decision, the difficulties for Pakistan will increase. From the United States and China, we must stand by our reliable and always supportive China. China is our friend who has been helping us secretly, apparently, financially and morally since 1965.
The US, India and the Afghan government do not like Pak-China friendship. That is why Ashraf Ghani and Zalmai Khalil are making baseless allegations against Pakistan and threatening that if Pakistan does not play its role in stopping the Afghan Taliban from armed struggle, it will suffer. This demand is by no means correct because the Afghan Taliban are waging an armed struggle against the United States and its allies on the basis of their constitution, philosophy and power on their soil. If they try to drag Pakistan into the Afghan war, the consequences will be dire. And the whole region will be destabilized.
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