Editor in Chief: Moh. Reza Huwaida Monday, April 29th, 2024

Suffering from Similar Pain

Indeed, the situation moves on track that nobody can tell with certainty what will happen just meters away. Everything is shrouded in suspicion. Common people assume that individuals who hold key position in the administrative and political positions have a clear picture of the future. They exactly know that what will happen because they are planning and making things happen, whether aligned with national Interest or personal and communal ones. Unfortunately, the remarks and positions of officials have further deteriorated the relations between Afghanistan and international community.

See for instance, the recent statements of President Karzai in Kabul and Helmand. He openly put people on the picture that foreign countries were not to help them but in pursuit of their own national interests.  He said that many countries pressurized his government not to forget their share in huge unexcavated mineral and natural resources.

He also warned that his government may act unilaterally if Americans avoid handing over the complete responsibility of Bagram Prison, which on any account dealt blow to bilateral relation with Washington. Previously, he also ordered withdrawal of Special Forces from Wardak province which is one of the most restive provinces and strategic door for militants to keep government under its target range.

  Days have passed and special forces, due to volatile condition, have not yet agreed to withdraw because according to their military calculation that would be a mistake. Such policies and sensitive remarks have pushed the situation further in complexity.

Therefore, it seems not only people and government but also foreign allies suffer from similar ambiguities. An analysis publicized by UK’s Defense Ministry denotes this reality. It says that NATO troops find themselves in a similar situation to the failed Soviet invasion and are also waging a campaign which is "unwinnable in military terms", Both the NATO campaign and the 1979 invasion were initially attempts to impose "ideology foreign to the Afghan people", whose aims were quickly dropped when they ran into difficulty.

NATO, like the Soviets, has been unable to "establish control over the country's borders and the insurgents' safe havens", or "protect the rural population". So, it would be so kind of Afghan authorities and foreign allies to solve their problems in secret face to face meetings instead of using the distraction and concern of people to achieve particular political merits, because such remarks and analysis motivate former warlords to use their fear of people and drag the country towards a disorder.