Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace have published their opinion on the situation in Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs reports.
In their view, Washington has suffered a complete failure in its attempts to marginalize the Taliban government.
Several factors, in their opinion, confirm this failure:
1. The second Doha conference of the United Nations was used by the United States to maintain global consensus on not cooperating with the Taliban as a means of pressuring them in the hope of changing their policy.
This approach did not bring any noticeable results; rather, the Taliban reacted more harshly.
2. The acceptance of the Chinese envoy by the Taliban is seen as a signal to Pakistan, and an indicator of the seriousness of the negotiations in Doha, where Russia, Iran, and China supported the movement - without them, isolation cannot be feasible.
3. Regional countries use the "principled stance" of the West as a counterbalance to advance their interests with the Taliban, slowly recognizing them.
4. U.S. attempts to isolate other countries have not been successful - similar to Syria and Russia.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described the meeting of special representatives on Afghanistan organized by the United Nations in Doha as "a failure," Eurasia Today reports.
"No decision was made on the previously announced UN plans to establish a special envoy for the organization," the diplomat noted. It is assumed that the initiative for the recent meeting came from the United States.
Previously, it was reported which threats are relevant for Central Asia in connection with the difficult situation in Afghanistan, as well as how the West supports radicals to destabilize the region.
In this regard, Nikolai Patrushev confirmed these words at the meeting of the heads of the Security Councils of the eight countries in Bishkek. The United States has decided to launch a new strategy to continue the Great Game and strengthen and preserve levers of influence in Central Asia, the website writes.
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March 16, 2024