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China Offers the Taliban a Warm Welcome While Urging Peace Talks
Worried about the war in Afghanistan, China has stepped up diplomatic efforts with the government and the group to encourage a political settlement after the U.S. withdrawal.www.nytimes.com
This is actually a couple of months ago when the withdrawal was announced. There's also some footage here at around 2:13 -
Thanks.
BigMick
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I can appreciate the point, but in reality it isn't that simple. The real issue is that the Afghan government (or political elite) didn't allow enough real change.
We're talking about changes to the political landscape - they kept their infighting and no compromise - and the social landscape. This seeped into the ANA.
In the past ten years, the process of change has slowed to a stand still and it was going to take a generation at least for it to become even close to democratic.
The ANA and police were still fragmented, poorly lead with no real direction or cohesion; lots of the key players were ex-Mujahideen or tribal leaders - go figure.
For many citizens, it's not going to be a huge or dramatic change, so while they may not want the Taliban it's swapping one bunch with another.
" President Ashraf Ghani said he left the country in order to avoid bloodshed"
Presumably his own blood.
Presumably his own blood.
Wonder if he stopped off at the central bank on the way to the airport to close his account…
I hope you're actually taking the piss.
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
I’m fuming tbh that all of our left wing, heart on a sleeve, virtue signalling folk, appear not to give a toss about what is now unfolding in Afghanistan.….
Then why peddle your own subjective (biased) views and opinion by bring up BLM and all the other nonsense when it has no relevance at all?
If you want to give a toss about what is folding to the people of Afghanistan, don't throw your own agenda out and try to divert it off topic.
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
No, it’s just a big graveyard….
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
It‘s not a diversion. It’s just another example of how we in the west focus on certain issues but completely ignore the plight of a whole country. My (biased) views as you call them are aimed at the politicians such as Biden who love certain political issues yet have casually initiated what will be the greatest failing of the West to the detriment of millions….
It will be once the tribal civil wars start.
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
It’s an absolute mess, and it didn’t need to be…..
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