IbnAbdullah
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A lot of people seem to be overlooking one thing when asking for giving Afghanistan to the 'Afghans' as opposed to letting the Taliban take over.
The Taliban are looking like an inevitability because they managed to take their country back through war. The Americans aren't leaving because they were able to convince the Taliban of western values or freedom or something.
The Taliban, more than any other group in Afghanistan, kept fighting until the Americans thought the cost of staying was more than the cost of leaving.
Why would the Taliban, who fought two decades for victory just go for elections or power sharing when they know they can take it all. They can take it all and implement whatever form of government they had in mind.
Once they are able to get control of a sufficient territory and start governing, they would start to actually appreciate the value of trade and good relations with others. For now, they are a military force let by military commanders who will be deciding most of the stuff with that mindset.
Once the war is over, the political leaders will start coming forward and the leadership would adjust accordingly in due time.
The best way for Pakistan to exercise influence in Afghanistan - once the war is over - is to give them a lot of economic incentives to make them want to play nice. Trade and cooperation are important.
That is the only real way of changing them for the better both for us and themselves. It will take time but hopefully we'll get there sooner than later.
P.s all the other methods have been tried and have failed.
A lot of people seem to be overlooking one thing when asking for giving Afghanistan to the 'Afghans' as opposed to letting the Taliban take over.
The Taliban are looking like an inevitability because they managed to take their country back through war. The Americans aren't leaving because they were able to convince the Taliban of western values or freedom or something.
The Taliban, more than any other group in Afghanistan, kept fighting until the Americans thought the cost of staying was more than the cost of leaving.
Why would the Taliban, who fought two decades for victory just go for elections or power sharing when they know they can take it all. They can take it all and implement whatever form of government they had in mind.
Once they are able to get control of a sufficient territory and start governing, they would start to actually appreciate the value of trade and good relations with others. For now, they are a military force let by military commanders who will be deciding most of the stuff with that mindset.
Once the war is over, the political leaders will start coming forward and the leadership would adjust accordingly in due time.
The best way for Pakistan to exercise influence in Afghanistan - once the war is over - is to give them a lot of economic incentives to make them want to play nice. Trade and cooperation are important.
That is the only real way of changing them for the better both for us and themselves. It will take time but hopefully we'll get there sooner than later.
P.s all the other methods have been tried and have failed.