Hopefully they spend the next 10years killing eachother; both lots are a scourge on humanity and the sooner they are blown to the ages of history the better. Cunts
Hopefully they spend the next 10years killing eachother; both lots are a scourge on humanity and the sooner they are blown to the ages of history the better. Cunts
They the Taliban and other violent groups forcing their idea of Islam on the population would be my guess.
Russia you silly arse.
We've already established that they lie.
https://teakdoor.com/speakers-corner...ml#post4329945 (How dangerous is Vladimir Putin?)
Trade is friendship with benefits. War is enmity without benefits.
Nice . . . in theory only, sadly.
Stop lying hoohoo. Try and tell the truth for once in your miserable, brown-nosing life.
https://teakdoor.com/speakers-corner...ml#post4330123 (How dangerous is Vladimir Putin?)
Reflections on Events in Afghanistan-32
November 7, 2021 by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR
32. Taliban has a richer depth through the looking glass
"India’s initiative to host a regional conference on Afghanistan in New Delhi on Wednesday has received a good response. With Tehran signalling acceptance of the Indian invite, only China’s response remains to be seen, as of now.
The initiative by India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is seen as a marked departure from the Indian strategy hitherto that has been so far closely aligned with that of the United States, and to instead work with the regional states, for the region, by the region.
Then in agenda of discussion is not in public domain. The parameters will largely depend on the regional states’ assessment of the situation in Afghanistan. There are divergent opinions among Indian analysts and a pervasive scepticism about the Taliban government.
It’s apparent that a vicious circle is in play — punish the Taliban and make it all but impossible for it switch tack from resistance to governance, and then raise alarm that conditions are deteriorating. The Western conspiracy to deny the Taliban government access to the resources necessary to engender stability in the country betrays negative mindset.
To be sure, there is deep uncertainty in Afghanistan. But a silver lining is that after two decades, the country has got rid of foreign occupation. Now, isn’t that worth preserving?
The starting point for the discussions on Wednesday should be a regional consensus that Afghanistan should remain a neutral country with no foreign contingents on its soil.
The Moscow-led CSTO, the principal provider of security for the Central Asian region, maintains military bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and is prepared to counter threats such as illegal immigration, religious extremism and drug trafficking. China shares these interests too, as Central Asia is historically, culturally and economically tied to the Xinjiang region.
The geopolitical trends are overall positive, notwithstanding the growing strife between the US and Russia and China. Broadly, the US influence and credibility has plummeted in the region while on the other hand, the centrifugal tendencies within the Western alliance have exacerbated following Washington’s chaotic withdrawal from Kabul in August. The US’ allies are barely suppressing their fury and disgust.
This will affect any western intervention in Afghanistan in the near term, and that’s for the good of the region. Admittedly, there are negative factors at work in regional politics but that said, Chinese and Indian interests do not necessarily clash in Afghanistan, and another turf war between India and Pakistan is not inevitable.
The bottomline is that stabilisation of the Afghan situation is in everyone’s interest. Given their congruent interests, Russia and China are coordinating the positions of regional powers so as to avoid a clash of interests in Afghanistan.
Significantly, Iran has prioritised Afghanistan’s security and stability, while Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are willing to find common ground with the Taliban. Indeed, Tajikistan has some reasons of its own to adopt a tough stance towards the Taliban, but Dushanbe also maintains cooperation with China and Russia, which will likely be strengthened.
Clearly, therefore, the western prognosis that a vicious geopolitical struggle is erupting on the Afghan landscape is rather far-fetched and is aimed at fuelling anxieties.
It is from such a perspective that the Delhi conference should weigh in the future scenarios. A good starting point will be that there is no scope for liberal democracy in Afghanistan. This must be understood when we speak of ‘inclusive’ government in Kabul.
Second, there is a good possibility that with the passage of time, the Taliban government will create a relatively effective system of management, containing the crisis in the country, maintaining unity and suppressing the opposition. Afghans have a way of getting their act together finally. Their concept of time and space is simply different.
Third, the dialectic between ‘moderate’ and ‘hardline’ Taliban factions should not be exaggerated. A well-informed American expert said recently that the US wasted some $1 billion in futile attempts to split the Taliban.
Nonetheless, cautious optimism must always be tempered. Therefore, visualise that the Taliban government weakens or disintegrates. What happens thereafter?
Certainly, it will be a dangerous scenario that can potentially affect the entire region surrounding Afghanistan one way or another. In such a scenario, it is entirely conceivable that enclaves controlled by international terrorist structures might arise in Afghanistan (as happened in Syria or Libya). Who stands to gain?
A weakening of the Taliban government can lead to disintegration of the already fragmented country, with violence localised within its borders, but with domino effect on the Central Asian states. In this case, two parallel conflicts may develop: the confrontation between the ethnic minorities of the North and the Pashtuns of the South, as well that between the Sunnis and Shia Hazaras. That is to say, the conflict will become structurally more complex and Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan may get sucked into it.
Simply put, Tehran-Islamabad coordination becomes crucial and Moscow and Beijing should also align the interests of regional states to preclude any external intervention.
In a worst case scenario, if the Taliban collapses, some breakaway factions may get radicalised and Afghanistan may turn into a safe haven for terrorist and extremist organisations from Central Asia and China. It may strengthen the Islamic States’ presence and the return of Al-Qaeda.
However, the chances are that the favourable scenario will most probably play out, current threats arising from the Afghan situation will persist at first but will dwindle in the coming years. But, that said, as Eleanor Roosevelt once put it, “The future is literally in our hands to mould as we like. But we cannot wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow is now.”
The criticality of avoiding anything that weakens the Taliban government — despite all its flaws and deficiencies — cannot but be underscored. A vicious campaign is under way that the Taliban lacks the capacity to counter the ISIS. This is a diabolical campaign to spread seeds of despondency. The judicious counter to such malice should be to strengthen the Taliban government.
The Delhi conference should reject the Western thesis of apocalypse and instead think positively and endeavour to focus attention on the ways and means of preventing the erosion and collapse of Afghan state structures.
This should be the topmost priority at the moment — humanitarian aid, cadre-building, security assistance and so on. Fortuitously, almost all the countries attending the Delhi conference are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Interaction and cooperation with the Taliban government on a bilateral and multilateral basis must be promoted, particularly within the SCO and its Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (which India is heading through the coming 3-year period.)
Quite obviously, the alacrity with which the regional states responded to Delhi’s invite signals that expectations are high regarding an Indian role in the ongoing regional efforts to stabilise the situation in Afghanistan. The onus is on India to do everything possible to prevent present uncertainties from cascading and leading to anarchical conditions. It is both a challenge and an opportunity for India. "
Reflections on Events in Afghanistan-32 - Indian Punchline
A tray full of GOLD is not worth a moment in time.
There isn't any.This will affect any western intervention in Afghanistan in the near term, and that’s for the good of the region.
You may have missed it, but they pulled out of Afghanistan weeks ago.
Good old days
"I'm a believer" was the tune.
Last edited by OhOh; 09-11-2021 at 11:13 AM.
I wonder if the talitubbies sent her a "congrats on tying the knot" card? With the message "Sorry we can't be there, we have some other schoolgirls to shoot in the head".
LONDON: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Pakistani Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, got married on Tuesday in a small ceremony in Birmingham, central England, she announced on social media.
"Today marks a precious day in my life. Asser (Malik) and I tied the knot to be partners for life," she wrote on Twitter, where she also posted images of herself and her new husband on their wedding day.
"We celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with our families. Please send us your prayers. We are excited to walk together for the journey ahead," she added.
A nikkah ceremony is the first step in an Islamic marriage.
When she was 15, Yousafzai was shot in the head by militants from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, an offshoot of the Afghan Taliban, in her home town in the Swat valley while on a school bus in 2012.
She recovered after months of treatment at home and abroad before co-writing a best-selling memoir titled "I am Malala."
Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as a 17-year-old in 2014, sharing the award with Kailash Satyarthi, a children's rights activist from India.
She graduated last year from the University of Oxford with a degree in philosophy, politics and economics.
Now 24 years old, she advocates for girls' education, with her non-profit Malala Fund having invested $2 million in Afghanistan.
She has also signed a deal with Apple TV+ that will see her produce dramas and documentaries that focus on women and children.
Nobel Prize winning activist Malala gets married
Taliban hold parade in Kandahar to inaugurate new army
AFP
"The Taliban hold a military parade in Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city and the militants' spiritual heartland, using former Afghan and international forces vehicles and helicopters to inaugurate their new "Islamic Emirate Army". A convoy of military vehicles drove down Kandahar's main road, which links the airport to the city centre, past onlookers while religious music blasted from loudspeakers. The Taliban defence minister recently announced military units would be reorganised and renamed. "
Tanks, helicopters and armed cars/trucks appear to be working fine.
Do you think the USA might show enough humanity to release some of the US$9,000,000,000+ Afghan government funds they are withholding, to help feed some of these starving people PH? Or don't urgent humanitarian issues really feature on their agenda, in spite of their repetitive assurances to the contrary?
Sorry, I must have missed it. So is the USA going to release these Afghan government funds they have seized, for urgent Humanitarian assistance to starving people? Or not?
Actions speak louder than mere words, and I consider this an acid test of the USA's true commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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