Taliban add to friends
If not so long ago, each Taliban was seen as nothing more than the embodiment of world terrorism, threatening the progressive development of society and democratic principles, with which it is impossible to talk about any peaceful contacts whatsoever, now the views of many have changed literally beyond recognition. This transformation is associated with the phased withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Realizing that sooner or later the United States will be forced to pack up and leave the "hospitable" Afghan provinces, leaders of a number of states suddenly decided to find points of contact with the movement, which they recently called radical extremist. An amazing trend emerged when Iran, and Pakistan, and Turkey, and the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, and the United States themselves are ready to put their values, so to speak, on the altar of friendship with Mohammed Omar, including the fight against world terrorism. True, to call the same Pakistan an active advocate of anti-terrorism values, the language does not turn, but this is not the case. It turns out that when the moment X arrives, suddenly the principles of morality and philanthropy are suddenly inferior to the banal policy of preserving their positions on a regional scale.
Some states even managed to declare that they were not averse to opening on their territory representative offices of the Taliban movement, which can be regarded as a complete disregard of the existing Afghan authorities. Although is it possible to speak about the objective existence of the real Afghan authorities, when Hamid Karzai himself is increasingly beginning to declare that it is time to begin an active dialogue with the Taliban.
Already, the Taliban opened their own representation in Qatar, which has always been considered particularly loyal to the United States. The very fact of the opening of this representative office by a terrorist organization says that the Americans are not against handshaking with those with whom they fought during the last few years 10. In this regard, the Afghan campaign itself of the American troops looks no more than a multi-year farce, in which tens of thousands of people died.
The unexpected warm feelings that have arisen for the Taliban are explained quite simply. For obvious reasons, as soon as the last American soldier leaves Afghanistan, the territory of this state will again be taken under control by the Taliban. Karzai, who officially supported the opening of the Taliban representation in Qatar, has shown that in the future he is counting on leniency on the part of Mohammed Omar and his many legions. We can see a classic example of how Eastern politics are going, which is a very interesting substance, taking the form of the vessel in which the politician is located. Karzai himself, during the active phase of the operation of the American troops who acted as an implacable fighter against extremists, saw changes in the situation and immediately decided to show that his struggle was dictated solely by pressure from outside. And besides, Karzai demonstrated that he himself, he says, always considered the Taliban to be full-fledged citizens of Afghanistan, who have the opportunity to express their point of view even with the help of gunfire and explosions in the areas of Kabul and Kandahar.
Today it is also beneficial for the Taliban to show themselves as a fairly active political force, ready for a full-fledged productive dialogue with the world community. This is reflected in the fact that today Taliban emissaries are quite actively mastering discussion platforms in many Asian countries. In addition, the electronic media, which are controlled by the Taliban, decided to organize a real positive PR for those who had recently positioned themselves as fighters for the faith. Numerous notes that the Taliban are now exclusively pragmatic and humane, literally flooded with newspaper pages, and not only in Afghanistan itself. The Taliban, having emerged from the shadows, as the movement claims to itself, wants to turn into a full-fledged regional force, which, obviously, will ascend to the political Olympus after the actual flight of Americans from Afghanistan.
But is it worth believing Mohammed Omar in his attempts to convince the world community that the Taliban are ready for a productive dialogue after the massacres, reprisals against those who profess a different religion, the explosions of Buddhist statues, and the organization of executions at the stadiums of Afghan cities. Certainly not!
However, today the Taliban have new trump cards. In the eyes of like-minded people, they now look like those who for a number of years have been subjected to endless strikes by the Western coalition, but have managed to survive - real fighters for Islamic values. This factor can be decisive for the new Taliban bonuses.
At present, even Shiite Iran is in favor of establishing a constructive dialogue with the Taliban. And the Turkish authorities are actively negotiating with the Taliban, securing support for the future.
All this reminds how those who inflicted wounds to this beast, and those who stayed aside for the time being, try to feed them from their own saucer to the injured beast, which will soon stand on all four paws, and they are trying to feed them from their own saucer: blood brother
For natural reasons, seeing this state of affairs, the Taliban may begin to choose those with whom it will be more advantageous to cooperate at first. Specialists are inclined to see the large-scale integration of the Taliban and the Pakistani authorities, since it is Pakistan that today appears to be the most active state among the former US allies, which strongly criticize American actions in this region. Therefore, it can be said that the Taliban leaders can gain unambiguous support for Islamabad, just like Islamabad itself - with the support of Mohammed Omar. After all, to be friends against the enemy is much easier and more effective than to be friends just like that.
Against this background, the Americans are doing everything to cajole the Taliban, and to show the world that it was they (the United States) who forced the Taliban to come out of the gloom. It is possible that in the near future we will even hear statements that the American military operation in Afghanistan was the most successful of all the operations carried out in the style of “Real Freedom” or “Democratization of the Desert”, because allegedly the Americans managed to democratize the Taliban themselves with lobster.
In general, it is necessary to state the main thing - for the loyalty of the Taliban, today there is a serious campaign, and the great opium power at the side of Russia has remained, as always and always, undefeated.
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