US withdrawal from Afghanistan, what should Pakistan do?

Azhar Thiraj
4 min readJul 9, 2021

Afghanistan is a hot cake right now, no one wants to swallow it. Everyone is scared of the past experience and the recent beating of America, everyone wants to save Afghanistan and get Afghanistan out of the thorns. No one is openly supporting either the Taliban or the Afghan government.

There is an America who is trying to escape by spreading thorns. The United States is moving in the same hurry as it came to Afghanistan on October 7, 2001. All US troops will leave Afghanistan on August 31 this year. Announcing the date for the conclusion of his military mission in Afghanistan, the US president has acquitted himself of any future casualties in Afghanistan, saying the US would not be responsible if the Taliban took over. ۔

The fact is that everyone who came to Afghanistan lost. Twenty years ago today, the same thing was tried to explain to the United States, but at that time it did not understand. The same America today believes that no one has been able to unite the Afghans and no one has been able to defeat them.

Before World War I, the British Crown annexed several countries to its empire, although the strongholds of Islam tore apart the Ottoman Empire but failed to gain control of Afghanistan. Then Russia came and gave up and went back, here he was so injured that he could not even maintain his existence. The situation in America is also in front of everyone.

The world first fell victim to the colonial system, then oppression continued under the bipolar system and when Russia collapsed, the world became uni polar. Now change is coming again, now the world is going to be multi polar. At present, many economic powers have emerged in the world. While China has beaten the US economy, Turkey is emerging as an economic hub in Europe, while the Malaysian economy has also made its mark in the world. Besides, what if the conditions of the Indian people in South Asia have not changed? Its economy is changing.

Arab countries have created problems by inviting the United States to their region. America is the friend who, whenever he wished goodbye to someone, played brick by brick. There is no need for an enemy in the presence of America. Pakistan has also paid a heavy price for American friendship, sacrificing about 70,000 of its grandchildren in the war on terror and incurring financial losses of trillions of rupees.

The United States has not won the war in Afghanistan, nor can it. The US leadership openly acknowledges and acknowledges this. Secondly, the Americans believe that peace in Afghanistan is impossible without Pakistan. Pakistan is the biggest player. The United States will become a minor player after the withdrawal from Afghanistan. The US wants air and land routes in Pakistan, there has been a lot of discussion on this, the Prime Minister also said “absolutely not”. The question is whether the US has asked for these bases or not?

The United States has bases in the Gulf countries, Russia will not allow infiltration in Central Asian countries, the United States is negotiating with Pakistan, but the Pakistani leadership is well aware that we have paid a heavy price. Pakistan can cooperate on intelligence basis. According to US media, a US colonel told Congress in a briefing that first we will use our assets in Afghanistan, if necessary, Afghanistan’s neighbors can also be used. The US will need Pakistan for air and land routes. This shows that the United States has not yet made such a demand, such unwarranted noise is being made in Pakistan.

There is no pressure on Pakistan, there is no such thing that Pakistan could not bear any pressure. What the Prime Minister said cannot be disputed. There will be a civil war in Afghanistan which has already begun. As the Taliban’s influence in Afghanistan grows, so does the demand for burqas from Pakistan to Afghanistan, according to a report in a local Peshawar newspaper.

It is clear that the situation in Afghanistan will have a direct impact on Pakistan. The pressure of refugees towards Pakistan will increase which will be difficult to stop. It’s good to seal the border, but for how long? Why are there whispers in the heart of Pakistan? Even before, Pakistan made a mistake by becoming the uncle and uncle of Afghanistan. In the cycle of gaining strategic depth, Afghans infiltrated our cities. There is no city where they do not exist. The Taliban government was recognized by Pakistan, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. This is not going to happen now.

Afghans can bring peace to Afghanistan, no one else. Pakistan should have no role in the current unrest. If Pakistan becomes detached from the US strategy for a while, it will be beneficial for Pakistan.

Pakistan’s statement is correct, Pakistan will not fall into war. Pakistan will be with the government that will be formed there for peace. Pakistan must remain neutral in the situation inside Afghanistan.

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Azhar Thiraj

Famous writer,columnist and Journalist.Master’s in Political science and Philosophy. Book writer, social activist , content Producer, You Tuber