Taliban in Afghanistan: US, Russia, China '' Great Game '- - What's going to happen?
When the Taliban came to power after capturing the city of Kabul, all the neighbors were left wondering what to do next.
But there is no confusion for China. The country has announced that it wants friendship with the Taliban. This is not a decision made today. A month ago, the head of the Taliban's political wing visited China and met with its leaders.
The sudden departure of Western forces from its neighboring country will in a way make China happy. But China has been cautious about filling the void left by the US departure.
As countries like Russia and the United States, China has never been to Afghanistan and fought. But shares a border of about 70 km.
This is the boundary with the shortest length. Yet it is seen as crucial to China's internal security. This is because the area borders Xinjiang province. This is the area inhabited by Weaker Islamists.
China is concerned that the emergence of a fundamentalist regime near the doorstep could cause trouble domestically.
Because domestically the problem of vicarious Islamists has always been smoking. The presence of the Taliban nearby may further complicate this.
China's state media refer to Afghanistan as the "grave of the superpowers." An editorial published by China's Global Times says that the United States and the Soviet Union should not follow suit and fall into the abyss.
For now, it is believed that China will support the Taliban on the basic condition that it will not support the struggles of Weir Islamists.
The incurable scar on Russia
Russia has experienced the scars inflicted by fighting the Mujahideen in Afghanistan in the 1980s. The situation in the Soviet Union is similar to that in the United States today, about 30 years ago.
In the late 1970s, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Britain, and Switzerland provided arms to the Mujahideen to prevent the Soviet Union from gaining influence in Afghanistan.
Unable to resist the armed Mujahideen guerrilla warfare, Soviet Union forces were forced to flee Afghanistan. More than one lakh people were killed in this war. More than 50 lakh people became refugees. This is half the number of refugees worldwide at the time.
People were trapped in refugee camps with no basic facilities. It was a pity to have to lie down in small tents and in the clearing. Tens of thousands of orphaned children grew up in madrassas as unrelated orphans. When they became young men without any bondage, they raised their arms again. They are the ones who have been involved in the armed uprising to this day.
The Taliban are still on the list of banned terrorist organizations in Russia. Yet the old scars are all but forgotten and today Russia supports the Taliban. It has also held talks in Kabul.
As the Russian ambassador has said that the Taliban will rule better than Ashraf Ghani, it is clear that the Taliban will get the whole blessing of the country.
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What is the status of Pakistan?
Pakistan has been repeatedly accused of supporting the Taliban while US-led coalition forces are in Afghanistan. But Pakistan has never acknowledged it.
Pakistan is a refugee camp for refugees displaced by the Soviet Union's war in Afghanistan. Pakistan backed the Taliban in the early 1990s. But since then, Iran and Pakistan have had a complicated relationship with the Taliban.
But as news of the Taliban's arrival in Kabul spread, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed support for it. He said the Taliban had broken the chains of slavery.
America's New Strategy
Many are concerned that the sudden departure of the United States from Afghanistan is unacceptable. It has also been criticized as a betrayal of believers.
He also questions whether the four presidents will spend billions of rupees over 20 years to return to power with the Taliban.
But US President Joe Biden has given a clear answer to this question in his speech. He said it was not the US's job to build another country, adding that the war was being waged to prevent a terrorist attack on American soil.
The United States, which controls air traffic, has said it will help qualified people if they want to leave the country. It has also said it will help refugees to the tune of about 3.7 trillion rupees.
As for the United States, it may have moved away from Afghanistan. But Robert Hannigan of the British intelligence service says it cannot be completely abandoned.
Hannigan says its history makes us realize that Afghanistan is a country caught between the preferences of these key countries
"The time has come for the United States to adapt itself to trade with countries such as Russia and China, which are difficult to work with." He says.
"The Joe Biden administration is clear that we need to find a way to work with them on important issues, such as climate change and Afghanistan."
In the 19th century, Britain and Russia clashed in Afghanistan to maintain their influence. They called it the Great Game.
That game is a game that still lasts today. Players have increased. Western nations may have been exhausted. But Afghanistan is still important today.