By Zamir Awan for the Saker Blog
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans working for the US government, directly or indirectly, have been evacuated, either by air or by road, direct to destinations’ or via transit from any third country. It was a massive migration operation. Yet, Many Afghans are trying to slip away to destinations in the Western developed world.
The US was ruling Afghanistan through such agents and they were informers and used for a special operation. They were working under the CIA directly or through various NGOs. The US has established a wide network of its loyal in Afghanistan and was operating through them. Now the US is helping them to leave Afghanistan. If such people exposed the US atrocities and brutalities in Afghanistan, the US may not be able to face world condemnation. The Jails, Torture Centers, Detention centers. And interrogation cells were the worst places of human rights violations.
There are still many Afghans, working for the US and may not find any way to leave Afghanistan. This is a threat to Afghan peace and stability. The defense contractors working in Afghanistan, some of them, preferred to stay in Afghanistan, creates a lot of doubts and fears of creating chaos in Afghanistan. The UD, by design, shifted ISIS-K to Afghanistan long ago and equipped them, trained them, and funded them, for fighting against the Taliban, moving toward civil war.
The US cannot forget its Two Trillion investment in Afghanistan and the sacrifices of thousands of its Servicemen and women. It was forced to leave Afghanistan, but, has not forgiven the humiliating defeat in Afghanistan. The US does not want a stable and prosperous Afghanistan, especially do not wish a smooth and stable Taliban rule. It has the potential to destabilize the country and planned to do so.
The recent bill in the US 117th Congress 1st Session is a comprehensive strategy to create chaos and destabilize the country. It is sanctioned as a tool to achieve such objectives. It is very much obvious from the language of the bill that the US is determined to take revenge.
Strange! Taliban is the son of the soil and true Afghans, rule by locals is not acceptable to the US? Americans were the invaders and destroyed the country, yet not happy? And still devising conspiracies, what a state of unfairness! The cruelty is the UN’s silence. Afghans want to rule their country according to their traditions, tribal customs, and local culture, why the US has objection? Imposed governments, installed governments, planted governments, puppet governments. And invaders, aggressors, failed to rule Afghanistan in history and will fail in the future too. Afghanistan is known as the graveyard of big empires. Has a long history of defeating outsiders, aggressors, invaders, the world should learn their history and then make any decision. If the people of Afghanistan have not accepted USSR-backed Dr. Najeeb, or Babrak Karmel, or Hafizullah Ameen, or Noor Muhammad Turkey, in the same manner, have not accepted US-backed Hamid Karzai or Ashraf Ghani, what’s wrong with it? It is their country, and they wanted to rule themselves, is it not their fundamental right? Why does the international community not allow them to exercise their fundamental right?
Taliban are popular in the country and have not faced any resistance while recapturing it. They fought against the foreign occupation for twenty years, they sacrificed the lives of close relatives and friends, faced jails, tortures, and all types of hardships. Finally, they won and forced the US to leave Afghanistan. Is it not in their right to rule their own country? Why do Americans oppose it?
Since the Taliban recaptured their country, the law and order situation has improved, people are happy and feel safe. Taliban has granted general amnesty to all, including those who have been fighting against them along with the US. They have not killed a single person, not arrested a single person, not harassed a single person. Society is calm and quiet. The bureaucracy is functioning in a routine manner. Women are working, as usual, girls are going to school as usual. Shops are opened, traffic is normal, everything is smooth, except, economy.
The US has frozen Afghan assets, and imposed sanctions, coercing them economically. A war-torn country, damaged by the foreign aggressor, has devastated the whole country, the economic situation is rather pathetic. There is an acute shortage of food and consumer products. Humanitarian assistance is needed urgently. If the international community may not respond immediately, 40 million Afghan’s lives are at stake. If due attention is not spared toward Afghanistan, a catastrophe is unavoidable. We foresee a major humanitarian disaster in the country. The people of Afghanistan are not the people of lesser God. Care for them, rescue them, extend humanitarian assistance on an emergency basis. All nations and individuals with human consciousness must try their best to save humankind. The UN and its organizations must extend assistant open-hearted and generously, without conditions.
Usually, the UN helps needy communities through NGOs, and the US implants their agents in such NGOs, who are not helping hands but conspirators and implementing the American agenda. They exploited destitute people and achieve their objectives. It has been witnessed that, in many vulnerable communities, many agents were implanted and undercover, they were engaged in the implementation of their agenda, instead of real service to humanity. The UN may take serious notice and avoid similar practices in Afghanistan. However, there are also some good NGOs, and working for the welfare of humanity, must be appreciated and applauded.
It is a rare opportunity that permanent peace and stability may be achieved in Afghanistan. It will help to promote stability and prosperity not only in this region but also globally. Afghanistan is on the major traditional trade route and connects East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, China, Russia, and Eurasia, with Africa, Europe, and Middle-east through Pakistan (Arabian Ocean – Karachi and Gwadar). A stable Afghanistan is a prerequisite for trade and economic activities in this region and leading toward developments and prosperity.
Taliban, after passing through a tough war against superpowers has learned a bitter lesson from their experiences. They have become more mature and sensible. It is now reformed and refines the Taliban. They are wise, smart, and understand global implications. To date, their behaviors are much mature and sensible. They have honored the peace deal reached between the US and them on 29 February 2020, in Doha. They have implemented the deal in true letter and spirit. They have capture Kabul peacefully, without losing any human life. They controlled the country and brought the Government writ amicably, they have not taken any revenge from anyone and provided protection to all. They have allowed and facilitated all foreigners and Afghans to leave the country at their own wish. They have provided full rights to women according to their social norms and culture. They are trying to broaden the Government inclusive of all factions, ethnic groups, etc. However, the American demand for the inclusion of Hamid Karzai, or Ashraf Ghani, or their group is irrational. They should not share power with traitors, puppets, foreign agents, etc. It is their country, they should rule it according to domestic values and traditions. The world has seen and witnessed that the Taliban are wise, gentle, kind, smart, and capable people. They can rule the country very well, they have proved their capabilities since the take over on 15 August 2021. Any interference from outside or dictation should be rejected immediately.
The international community should extend heling hand instead of putting harsh conditions. The US should fulfill its part of the obligation reached under the Doha peace deal, recognize Taliban rule, remove them from the terrorist list, release their assets, and keep out of domestic politics. Let the Afghans decide their future.
Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan. (E-mail: awanzamir@yahoo.com).
The US does not take responsibility for its bad actions, its only aim is to plunder if they do not succeed then kill, destroy like in Afghanistan, check this interesting article by Chris Hedges: https://scheerpost.com/2021/08/30/hedges-the-empire-does-not-forgive/.
The US freezing Afghan assets is like stealing from a blind old beggar. Not only did they kill hundreds of thousands, they bombed and bombed and destroyed whatever little Afghanistan had. And now these shameless bast…. want to swallow up whatever meagre funds the Afghans had to feed themselves. Shame!
News from China:
Item #1: First cargo shipment has arrived, Kabul airport late Sep 29. Consignment, consisting of dried foods, winter clothing, and general medical supplies, form part of immediate USD 32 million humanitarian aid promised. Second shipment is likely to include vaccines (global demand is burning out the factory machines). There will be no cash disbursements, only goods, all of which would be sent by end October and/or before the first snow.
Item #2: The Hazara people of central and west Afghanistan (at Iran border) have delivered formal request that they want to “return” to China. The Taliban government should know that, when the time comes, they will be consulted every step of the way. Any decision or resolution to this unexpected request will be made with the Afghan government, first and foremost, and with the welfare of the Hazaris topmost in consideration. They are, after all, Afghan nationals. The most famous Hazara is the Chinese lookalike, nicknamed Afghan Bruce Lee. His videos on his martial arts skills are distributed in China, and we are impressed!
Item #3: Note to Afghans and Afghan friends. Forget the Anglo-Yanks, and their coolies. They are overrated. Besides, who needs them? So please…, let’s move on for there is much to do. For example, prepare for winter, organize your logistics and distribution, plan for next crop season, assign tasks, etc. Do an inventory, see what the people need, prepare a list, be specific, let us Chinese know. Don’t wait for the UN, we’ll be dead by then.
The same fiends who brought us 9/11 and all the US wars of this century are now blaming Biden for finally pulling the plug on this massive war crime. It was never about terrorism or nation-building. It was never about “the hunt for bin Laden” or any other phony pretext for this horrible war. Every American president since 2001, including both Biden and Trump, has had to dance around the horrible truth that Israel attacked the USA on 9/11 and got away with it.
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) was the lone ‘no’ vote in Congress against the war in Afghanistan in 2001, voting against an authorization for use of military force (AUMF) shortly after the attacks. At the time, she was reviled for being unpatriotic, even receiving death threats. “When I voted ‘no,’ I said it was a blank check and would set the stage for perpetual war, and that’s what it’s done,” she said. How right she was.
No doubt the UK and US will do their best to show that Afghanistan under the Taliban should fail.
The Taliban did only win because the majority of Afghanistan supported the resistance fighters, an independent and sovereign Afghanistan (due to popular support) should succeed, more so if China and Russia is there to help.
Cuba, Venezuela and Iran remain independent and sovereign in spite of sanctions and subversions from US/UK.
Cheers from France
Professor gives a mathematical argument, Civilization test time:
The mirror does not reflect well for Western Civilization (or maybe it does– Afghanistan is the actual mirror of Western Civilization” values laid bare- the image–for everyone to see- despite our desire to hide never peak_).
Dorthy meets Western Civilization : (my version)
act 1: Screams
act 2: No Anie Ann, pleze tell me it an’t true, No No No, it can’t be true
act 3 torture camps, stealing lots $$, trampling on human rights (even women- where were the Western Feminists all this time – the last 20 years- how come they only show up when US decides to leave?)
act 4: Dorothy meets Tin man -meets him on some abandoned Afghan dirt road without a heart- because they never bothered to pave it after promising too
act 5: sanctions, sanctions, sanctions
act 6: Dorothy surrenders to the great OZ (Nato), ” I am the great OZ…go on this great journey…surrender your country’s heart and all your customs…. and in return I will offer you membership… the great Oz has spoken…now let us pilfer all you resources
act 7: Dorothy is put in a wheel cheer and spit on but finds friend in China and Russia, so they take care of her but try to sneek her in SCO membership through back door method
act 8: Nooooooo Conscious to Dorothy- keep your own identity- stick with our religion
act 9: Cowardly lion (US) gets up and leaves after 20 year hiatus from domestic issues- comes back to 20 trillion deficit
act 10: Toto dog draws back curtain on Western Powers during senate hearing… all those questioned wave their hands in air “pay no attention (to us)…we do not exist…pay no attention.”
act 11: Feminists return as witch on brooms, screaming at Dorothy– ” we will fix you- and your little dog (Toto)”
act 12: I will stop here…because this play soon to morph into …the never ending story…
The U.S.’ major weapon these days is financial – they still control the global financial system through the predominance of the petrodollar fiat currency. China is probably the only country able to turn this against the U.S. as they ‘own’ much of the U.S, debt. Russia is free from US$ ‘collateral damage’ as it has rid itself of almost all its U.S. debt. For the rest of the world – apart from NATO/EU/Five Eyes allies – the demise of the US$ would be a huge benefit.
The largest holder of US government debt is currently the Social Security Trust Fund with debt holdings of $2.67 trillion. China is actually the third largest with debt holdings of $1.169 trillion. Whenever the Republicans threaten to nuke the US economy by forcing the government to declare bankruptcy, Granny’s Social Security check would be the first to go. That’s why politically, no major party would benefit from a US default. That’s why it will never ever happen.
Nope. Not while they can just inflate away its value by printing more. We’ll all receive our SS alright (although it will be threatened quite often to keep us cowering in line), but it will be increasingly worthless, as the prices of basic essential commodities skyrocket. Quite a scam the banksters are running.
What the US SHOULD do and what the US will actually do are poles apart.
If the US can foment a new coup, it will.
If it can’t, it will try and foment terrorism to create permanent chaos.
If it can’t do that, it will impose sanctions.
If the sanctions don’t work?
Maybe it will then move its war industry and heroin cartel to a new geography.
The US is in the region for Israel. I imagine it would be a bit hard to make money from lost wars. It’s all about subjugating the defeated nation and plundering it, or alternatively making two sides fight, while you sell them both weapons. The Resistance Axis in the Middle East does not buy American weapons. And the US is losing everywhere. So, the US is paying for their own weapons, and getting nothing in return. And people wonder why the US is broke.
If the US has a significant heroin cartel in Afghanistan, is the Taliban protecting it now that the US Army is gone? Or will it just fall apart? And if this year’s statistics come out, and narcotic production in Afghanistan hadn’t changed significantly from last year, what will that imply? That the Taliban were always running the drug trade? Or that the US handed it over to them seamlessly, before they ran away in the middle of the night?
“….Finally, they won and forced the US to leave Afghanistan. Is it not in their right to rule their own country? Why do Americans oppose it?
They oppose it because the Taliban achieved an act of political freedom based on their human right to do so and that they could achieve. This contravenes the anti-human laws of ‘we will do it because we can’ so openly flaunted on a global scale, from small, daily acts that go virtually unnoticed, to giant sized scams that are.
It is the human, spiritual degradation and demoralization that is targeted, the politics of peoples and boundaries are secondary, that is why we fight for freedoms of speech, freedoms of thought, freedoms of the protection of sovereignty of the individual.