By Mirza Kashif Baig
Afghanistan has remained a battleground for over two decades thanks to America and its allies. The western world has committed countless human rights violations in Afghanistan and has left the country in a deplorable state. It won’t be wrong to state that Afghanistan is a victim of the worst form of terrorism witnessed in the 21st century, because in this case, the terrorists weren’t non-state actors or a militia but instead this role was perfected by the western powers. America and its allies have proven to be the worst kinds of terrorists to have existed in the 21st century. The victory of the Afghan Taliban against western terrorism is glorious in every aspect as represents the victory of the righteous against evil and it serves as a ray of hope for everyone that despite the military strength and technological superiority of America and its allies, they are not invincible.
Zalmay Khalilzad has well accepted the defeat of USA by saying that America was losing the war so USA negotiated. Bearing this in view, Afghanistan should take this moment and demand compensation for the damage caused and other global and regional powers should provide their support to Afghanistan in this matter. In a recent meeting in Moscow on October 20, 2021 ten regional powers namely, Russia, China, Pakistan, India, Iran, and formerly Soviet Central Asian states Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan joined the Taliban in calling for the UN to convene such a conference as soon as possible to help rebuild the country. This demand is the need of the hour as Afghanistan is in severe crisis.
According to a report published by UNCHR, 14 million people in Afghanistan are facing acute food insecurity and an estimated 3.2 million children under the age of five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of the year. Risks are there that at least 1 million of these children may be dying due to severe acute malnutrition without immediate treatment. According to the World Food Program (WFP), one-third of Afghanistan’s population of 38 million is facing food insecurity, including two million children who are already malnourished. Their survey suggests that 95% of households are unable to consume enough food. Adults are forced to buy less and skip meals enabling their children to eat more.
As food insecurity grips the nation, UNICEF and partners are striving hard to arrange life-saving assistance to families caught in the deepening crisis. In July alone, the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Afghanistan nearly doubled as compared to the previous month as 206,967 more people were displaced, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The number of displaced people is now more than 570,000. Around 80% of them are women and children. In addition to this, the law and order situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating evident from the recent surge in terrorist attacks being conducted by the US & UK-backed DAESH. 46 killed & 140+ wounded in Kunduz mosque on Friday 8th October, 2021. 62 killed & 70+ winded in Shiite mosque in Afghanistan’s Kandahar. Further Russian President has rightly said that Freedom and democracy cannot but be linked with the culture and traditions of a certain people. The United States intruded into Afghanistan in defiance of the traditions, culture and history of the Afghan people.
The result was tragic,” It was because US ignored Afghanistan’s history and culture. It seems America, the UK, and other western allies have forsaken all values and have openly shown their true face of terrorism. Their thirst for blood is still not satisfied and they are using all means available to them to further worsen the situation in Afghanistan. This includes not just the use of DAESH but has also taken measures like freezing of $10 billion of the country’s central bank assets and the stoppage of flow of aid to Afghanistan. Measures need to be taken to stop America and its allies and pressurize them to compensate Afghanistan.