In comments on Friday, US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said that the US priority in Afghanistan is political unity, and that if the Taliban won’t go along with the peace process, they will stand with whatever factions intend to keep the Republic intact.
Khalilzad added that there is an international consensus not just for a negotiated settlement, but against the idea of any military solution in Afghanistan after decades of fighting.
This all boils down to threats to further extend the war, and to back the Taliban’s opponents. Despite this, Taliban spokesman Mohammed Stanekzai said that the Taliban has no intention of trying to solve the conflict militarily, and similarly is backing the peace process.
The big problem is that, as Stanekzai points out, they envision the post-war government as an Islamic republic with a strong central government. While that’s probably the way things are going with an election, secular blocs are likely to use these comments to prove Taliban reticence toward peace.
“The Republic” is a failed puppet regime. It cannot possibly survive. This is fantasy, or bad faith, or both.
The old imperial dilemma— US wants peace, but on ITS terms. US is accepting Islamic monarchies and Islamic republics. What does it matter to us? They have not invaded US but US keeps on invading them for decades, cresting backlash and piously demanding they change.
Let us see how this demand for the control of their political system plays out in the region. Central Asia, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Indonesia.
All at the time when Israel is DEFTLY portraying the shootings as Islamic orchestrated chaos — while busily “evicting” — sounds so legalese — or better put stealing Palestinian homes in Jerusalem!
Bad spirits arise from such wanton cruelty and terror over human beings just to take their property. Some naive souls actually believe that there is a legal process behind it! Bad
Karma is real.