Kabul: Taliban They can rule Afghanistan, but they can never rule it.” Masood Hussaini, a Pulitzer Prize and WPP winning photojournalist who managed to escape the Taliban and is now forced to go “stateless”.
Masood was speaking at The Open Forum webinar on September 18, titled ‘What does Taliban rule mean for the region and the West’. Other speakers at the event included: Prof. Jonathan Goodhand, Professor in Conflict and Development Studies from the Department of Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and Ayesha Ejaz Khan, lawyer and columnist for Dawn and Arab News.
webinar was moderated by Mandy Clark, an Emmy-nominated journalist and former CBS News war correspondent and winner Richard R. Snell Prize for Investigative Journalism.
Shocked the world by grabbing 20 years of America’s set-up in 10 days and turning the world of those living in the country upside down. Calling it “one of the most terrifying in the history of the world”, Masood Said, “A country which is being attacked by one of its neighbors and the world is watching it…!”
neighboring countries Pakistan The Taliban was quick to recognize the government after its takeover of Kabul. Based on Pakistan’s geopolitical situation, it has always played an important role in dealings with Afghanistan.
Recalling former US President Barack Obama’s term for the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan “a good war”, Ayesha Ijaz believed the American retreat was “unplanned and awkward” and that her own “domestic war”. of fatigue”. Ayesha thus said, “The lesson learned from this is that democracy and enlightenment have to be indigenous, and one cannot really rely on foreign powers to deliver these goodies.”
On the other hand, Pakistan’s support to the Taliban regime has huge implications for Pakistan as well.
Ayesha continued, “Especially as a woman from the region, I feel very nervous because what happens in Afghanistan will inevitably fall on Pakistan. Our fate is tied… I am very much looking forward to the future. I’m not optimistic.” Responding to a question from a viewer, Ayesha explained how she disagrees with Pakistan’s stand of supporting the Taliban and that is what many people in Pakistan do.
However, for some people, Pakistan is the root of the problem. Speaking from the experience of covering the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Masood said, “I have seen Taliban coming close to the border with the help of Pakistani army. They had a lot of support from Pakistan’s ISI. How somehow US didn’t find a way to bomb them there?”
Masood continued, “If the West wants to solve everything for Afghanistan, the first option is to sanction Pakistan, not Afghanistan. If the West can secure Pakistan’s border, then those groups trained in safe havens.” None of them can come inside Afghanistan and destabilize Afghanistan.” By not doing so, Masood added to the West, “Pakistan has lost and Afghanistan is lost and now China has taken their place, what shall I say? I can.”
Pakistan’s hooliganism on China has its own implications. “Going from dependence on one foreign power to another means that Afghanistan remains a tenant state and unfortunately when one state becomes war-torn and it weakens, other countries take advantage of it. I think Pakistan is a There has been an actor who has not played a positive role in Afghanistan, but other countries have taken advantage of Afghanistan which has gone through 40 years of war,” Ayesha said.
China, which replaced the US in the region, has an impact on the West as well. “The Western withdrawal from Afghanistan is a decline of Western interventionism,” observes Jonathan. Considering the impact of the intervention in Iraq, there is also the fallacy of “Western activism” to change the world. The whole “rhetoric” of exporting failed states and democracy to the West fixing failed states and democracy through these massive multi-mandate actions led by NATO or the United Nations, Jonathan said, “have really punctured these sordid kinds of targets, which are called Being shown excessively unrealistic and failing in its own terms and I think what we are seeing now is a tendency towards realism.”
In addition to the “expected breakout from the West”, the impact of the Taliban takeover has another implication. It could be one, “the inspiration for jihadists internationally,” and “does the Taliban have a place to deal with IS all along, in some way an enemy of the Taliban, but there are many other groups including the IMU, the TDP, etc.” which may have a shock effect on the area,” Jonathan said.
Economic instability in Afghanistan could also lead to an “expansion of the drug economy to the region, Europe and the Western economy,” Jonathan said.
The real inspiration and hope for Ayesha comes from Afghan women, “who have tried to stand up to the Taliban, Ayesha said. An ideal outcome for her would be an international movement of women in Afghanistan with Pakistan and Iran joining in.” Huh. ”
“I don’t think the Afghan people need sanctions anymore and turn Afghanistan into an international pariah. We have this huge financial crisis, a development crisis, a humanitarian crisis, there has to be some sort of engagement and that goes with it. There has to be Taliban. That doesn’t mean identifying them naively, legitimizing them but there has to be some affiliation. The sanctions regime doesn’t work,” Jonathan said.
Masood said, “Everything will be resolved, the women’s issue will be resolved, the security issue will be resolved, the economy issue will be resolved, if Westerners want to be honest and do it for Afghanistan and their allies, their friends.” Don’t keep close to Pakistan.”
Masood was speaking at The Open Forum webinar on September 18, titled ‘What does Taliban rule mean for the region and the West’. Other speakers at the event included: Prof. Jonathan Goodhand, Professor in Conflict and Development Studies from the Department of Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and Ayesha Ejaz Khan, lawyer and columnist for Dawn and Arab News.
webinar was moderated by Mandy Clark, an Emmy-nominated journalist and former CBS News war correspondent and winner Richard R. Snell Prize for Investigative Journalism.
Shocked the world by grabbing 20 years of America’s set-up in 10 days and turning the world of those living in the country upside down. Calling it “one of the most terrifying in the history of the world”, Masood Said, “A country which is being attacked by one of its neighbors and the world is watching it…!”
neighboring countries Pakistan The Taliban was quick to recognize the government after its takeover of Kabul. Based on Pakistan’s geopolitical situation, it has always played an important role in dealings with Afghanistan.
Recalling former US President Barack Obama’s term for the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan “a good war”, Ayesha Ijaz believed the American retreat was “unplanned and awkward” and that her own “domestic war”. of fatigue”. Ayesha thus said, “The lesson learned from this is that democracy and enlightenment have to be indigenous, and one cannot really rely on foreign powers to deliver these goodies.”
On the other hand, Pakistan’s support to the Taliban regime has huge implications for Pakistan as well.
Ayesha continued, “Especially as a woman from the region, I feel very nervous because what happens in Afghanistan will inevitably fall on Pakistan. Our fate is tied… I am very much looking forward to the future. I’m not optimistic.” Responding to a question from a viewer, Ayesha explained how she disagrees with Pakistan’s stand of supporting the Taliban and that is what many people in Pakistan do.
However, for some people, Pakistan is the root of the problem. Speaking from the experience of covering the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Masood said, “I have seen Taliban coming close to the border with the help of Pakistani army. They had a lot of support from Pakistan’s ISI. How somehow US didn’t find a way to bomb them there?”
Masood continued, “If the West wants to solve everything for Afghanistan, the first option is to sanction Pakistan, not Afghanistan. If the West can secure Pakistan’s border, then those groups trained in safe havens.” None of them can come inside Afghanistan and destabilize Afghanistan.” By not doing so, Masood added to the West, “Pakistan has lost and Afghanistan is lost and now China has taken their place, what shall I say? I can.”
Pakistan’s hooliganism on China has its own implications. “Going from dependence on one foreign power to another means that Afghanistan remains a tenant state and unfortunately when one state becomes war-torn and it weakens, other countries take advantage of it. I think Pakistan is a There has been an actor who has not played a positive role in Afghanistan, but other countries have taken advantage of Afghanistan which has gone through 40 years of war,” Ayesha said.
China, which replaced the US in the region, has an impact on the West as well. “The Western withdrawal from Afghanistan is a decline of Western interventionism,” observes Jonathan. Considering the impact of the intervention in Iraq, there is also the fallacy of “Western activism” to change the world. The whole “rhetoric” of exporting failed states and democracy to the West fixing failed states and democracy through these massive multi-mandate actions led by NATO or the United Nations, Jonathan said, “have really punctured these sordid kinds of targets, which are called Being shown excessively unrealistic and failing in its own terms and I think what we are seeing now is a tendency towards realism.”
In addition to the “expected breakout from the West”, the impact of the Taliban takeover has another implication. It could be one, “the inspiration for jihadists internationally,” and “does the Taliban have a place to deal with IS all along, in some way an enemy of the Taliban, but there are many other groups including the IMU, the TDP, etc.” which may have a shock effect on the area,” Jonathan said.
Economic instability in Afghanistan could also lead to an “expansion of the drug economy to the region, Europe and the Western economy,” Jonathan said.
The real inspiration and hope for Ayesha comes from Afghan women, “who have tried to stand up to the Taliban, Ayesha said. An ideal outcome for her would be an international movement of women in Afghanistan with Pakistan and Iran joining in.” Huh. ”
“I don’t think the Afghan people need sanctions anymore and turn Afghanistan into an international pariah. We have this huge financial crisis, a development crisis, a humanitarian crisis, there has to be some sort of engagement and that goes with it. There has to be Taliban. That doesn’t mean identifying them naively, legitimizing them but there has to be some affiliation. The sanctions regime doesn’t work,” Jonathan said.
Masood said, “Everything will be resolved, the women’s issue will be resolved, the security issue will be resolved, the economy issue will be resolved, if Westerners want to be honest and do it for Afghanistan and their allies, their friends.” Don’t keep close to Pakistan.”
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