Taliban

The victory of the Taliban (recognized as a terrorist organization in the Russian Federation) over the US and the puppet government of Afghanistan (as well as the NATO forces occupying the country) in 2021 changed the regional geopolitics of Central Asia. On the one hand, a power vacuum (in the usual sense) emerged and on the other hand, some threats began to transform more intensely. For example, control of the north-western border became a pressing issue for Pakistan because the Taliban do not recognise established international borders and because there is a separate Taliban entity within Pakistan that qualifies as a terrorist organisation.

Taliban has declared a general amnesty and announced that no one will be arrested or punished.

The retired American General Stanley McChrystal, who previously oversaw US-NATO military operations in Afghanistan, said a decade ago that Washington had a “frighteningly simplistic view” of Afghanistan.

 Kabul blasts killed at least 110 people including 13 Americans. The number of injured is much more and some of them are in serious condition and may not survive. Everyone is saddened by the loss of precious lives.