Alexander Mercouris
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Kabul Falls, US Flees. Russia Talks to Taliban
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Russian Ambassador to Kabul will meet with coordinator from Taliban leadership on Tuesday
Russian Ambassador to Kabul will meet with coordinator from Taliban leadership on Tuesday
The details of the external protection of the diplomatic mission of Russia to be discussed during the meeting
US stumbles as Afghan situation cycled in 20 years: Global Times editorial
US stumbles as Afghan situation cycled in 20 years: Global Times editorial
China will rationally face the changing situation in Afghanistan – it will prevent the situation there from having a negative impact on Xinjiang and at the same time evaluate the situation objectively.
China could participate in post-war reconstruction in Afghanistan: experts
China could participate in post-war reconstruction in Afghanistan: experts
The Afghan Taliban’s military offensive has been moving faster than observers worldwide have expected, and it looks like it is just a matter of time before Kabul is taken, as latest reports from foreign media showed that the Taliban fighters have entered the capital and are negotiating with Afghan government officials on a peaceful transition of power.
US ‘failure’ in Afghanistan handed country to Taliban, Moscow says, claims American ‘hegemony’ declining as Russia & China on rise — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
US ‘failure’ in Afghanistan handed country to Taliban, Moscow says, claims American ‘hegemony’ declining as Russia & China on rise
The fall of Kabul to the Taliban was not part of a grand political strategy, but a result of the failure of America’s intervention in Afghanistan, a top Russian official has announced, as Moscow says US supremacy is fading away.
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Lavrov, Blinken discuss situation in Afghanistan after its president’s flightThe conversation was initiated by the US side.
“Uh, Sergei – please, could you tell us how we can get out of this mess?”
“The two top diplomats agreed to continue consultation involving representatives from China, Pakistan and other concerned countries and the United Nations in a bid to help create conditions for the establishment of an inclusive intra-Afghan dialogue in the new environment,”
A trillion short and a few decades late, to be exact.
Suddenly the U.S. finds sympathy for the U.N. and international institutions. That’s sweet. See what a little ass-kicking by some islamist crazies in a fucked up failed state can do.
By the way: the situation in germany is just as bad as in the U.S. complete chaos and utter incompetence on public display.
You do not understand russian. And i do not mean the language. Russia knows Afghanistan very well. Tailban is based in south afghanistan, the pashtu areas. When russia talks about two thirds of taliban forces the leaders control versus one third they do not control, they refer to the “taliban” forces in the north ( which are not ” taliban” at all but just local warlords switching allegiance day by day) that are basically wildcards. All they do is set up the diplomatic scene for their ( or the uzbeks’ and tadschiks’ ) intervention. It’s all laid out very clearly.… Read more »
you do not understand russian and chinese. And I do not mean the language. Neither Russia nor China “will take it.” Neither Russia nor China is that stupid.
I think that they will say, “what will be will be”. They will offer advice to the Taliban Government in Kabul about what to do with troublesome warlords. They might intervene if asked to, but reluctantly, not gladly as would the US due to geopolitical motives. The bigger problem could be the Islamic State. The Taliban have said it is no longer welcome. They have learnt that lesson. The Russians might have to help, but as you point out, Russia knows Afghanistan well and so it will do so much more effectively than the US. If only the US stays… Read more »
Or could it be that all these foreign powers will just stay out of Afghanistan and allow it to return to the society it was before first the Soviets, and then the US, attempted to force it to their will. They have been a tribal society since forever, ruled regionally by tribal chiefs/warlords, and have managed to survive for many centuries or millennia, I am not sure. The tragedy of Afghanistan was that the country has natural resources the greedy foreign powers wanted to steal, and perhaps also a geopolitical location which put them in danger. Enough already. Afghanistan has… Read more »
There is a big difference between the presence of the Russians and the Americans in Afghanistan. You must look at the history since 1978. A Soviet-aligned government called the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was established after the Saur Revolution in April 1978. One of the factions characterized by excesses directed against conservative religious leaders was led by Hafizullah Amin, who was suspected of being a CIA agent and a trouble-maker. Efforts were made to improve literacy, secular education and redistribute land, but many executions also took place. So logically a revolt by Mujahideen rebels began. The CIA and MI6 were… Read more »
‘Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, and silently steal away’ – Longfellow
Mao was right, as the Global Times reminds us, America is indeed a paper tiger as it cannot achieve its goals. But it still poses a grave danger to those nations, factions and individuals who would ally themselves with it, as they will be betrayed in the end, e.g. Vietnam, Afghanistan and arguably even Europe. Let the recent events be a lesson. And it is a mortal danger to nations that are the object of misguided regime change, e.g. Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine etc.
Kabul does not fall, it is still standing upright, and the Taliban are coming home. Afghanistan and the capital city of Kabul are their home, they have every right to be there.