Why America couldn’t win its war in Afghanistan
Why America couldn’t win its war in Afghanistan
The greatest reason behind the US’ defeat lies in its lack of political will to make the hard choices needed to win
The United States (US) and its allies’ nearly two-decade-long war in Afghanistan is finally drawing to a close after US President Biden announced that American troops will initiate their full withdrawal by May 1
st and symbolically complete it before the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Some residual forces will remain to protect diplomatic facilities and it can’t be discounted that some private military contracts might stay as well, but this announcement marks the end of an era and the beginning of a new future for the region. It’s therefore worthwhile to reflect on why the US failed to accomplish any of its goals apart from eliminating Al Qaeda’s reported capability to plan international attacks from Afghan territory and the superficial
Geo politics trump over Geo- economics
Brig Anil Gupta
The ‘thawing process’ in Indo-Pak relations which appeared to have begun with the sudden announcement in end February when the DGMOs of both nations announced ceasefire on the LoC and expressed desire to implement in letter and spirit the 2003 Ceasefire Agreement came to an equally sudden end when Imran Khan’s Pakistan enacted comedy of errors which many refer to as a ‘flip-flop’ or ‘Khan’s U-turn’. The statements emanating from Pakistan in the month of March especially during the stage-managed Islamabad Security Dialogue raised a ray of hope in improvement of extremely bitter relations between the two countries that was adversely affecting not only the bilateral relations but the entire South Asian region as well. The trigger for all this was provided by the worsening economy of Pakistan which many economists also referred to as “on verge of collapse.” It emerged from the Islamabad Security Dialogue tha
Pakistan urges world to help resolve Kashmir issue
April 09, 2021
Foreign Office Spokesperson, Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri has urged the international community to play its due role to help resolve the outstanding issue of Jammu and Kashmir.
Responding to a question during weekly press briefing in Islamabad on Friday, he said Pakistan wants peaceful and cooperative relations with all the neighbours, including India and is determined to resolve all outstanding issues with New Delhi through dialogue.
The Spokesperson said Prime Minister Imran Khan, just after coming to power, had stated that if India takes one step towards peace, Pakistan will take two.