{"id":4015,"date":"2022-11-22T02:24:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T02:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/?p=4015"},"modified":"2022-11-22T02:24:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T02:24:48","slug":"the-afghan-conundrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/?p=4015","title":{"rendered":"The Afghan Conundrum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_4015\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"4015\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 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https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unnamed-file-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unnamed-file-768x836.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unnamed-file.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><figcaption>KASHMIR IMAGES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" data-id=\"4016\" src=\"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.25-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.25-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.25-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.25-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.25.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>KASHMIR VISION<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"962\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4020\" src=\"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/m-962x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/m-962x1024.jpg 962w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/m-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/m-768x818.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/m.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><figcaption>BRIGHTER KASHMIR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4017\" src=\"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/o-708x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/o-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/o-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/o-768x1111.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/o-1062x1536.jpg 1062w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/o.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><figcaption>IANS <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4019\" src=\"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.23-622x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.23-622x1024.jpg 622w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.23-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.23-768x1265.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.23.jpg 798w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><figcaption>PBD- ODISHA, CUTTACK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"854\" data-id=\"4018\" src=\"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.24-1024x854.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.24-1024x854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.24-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.24-768x641.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-22-at-07.42.24.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>THE MIRROR OF KASHMIR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scoopnews.in\/det.aspx?q=118671\n\">https:\/\/www.scoopnews.in\/det.aspx?q=118671<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/news\/opinion-commentary-news.html\n\">https:\/\/ians.in\/news\/opinion-commentary-news.html<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsgram.com\/opinion\/2022\/11\/21\/the-afghan-conundrum\n\">https:\/\/www.newsgram.com\/opinion\/2022\/11\/21\/the-afghan-conundrum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thenewsmen.co.in\/opinion\/the-afghanistan-conundrum\/90472\n\">https:\/\/thenewsmen.co.in\/opinion\/the-afghanistan-conundrum\/90472<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thekashmirimages.com\/2022\/11\/22\/the-afghan-conundrum\/\n\">https:\/\/thekashmirimages.com\/2022\/11\/22\/the-afghan-conundrum\/<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/muslimmirror.com\/eng\/moscow-conference-on-afghanistan-and-the-afghan-conundrum\/\n\">https:\/\/muslimmirror.com\/eng\/moscow-conference-on-afghanistan-and-the-afghan-conundrum\/<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kipnews.in\/newsdet.aspx?q=21188\n\">http:\/\/www.kipnews.in\/newsdet.aspx?q=21188<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/morungexpress.com\/the-afghan-conundrum\n\">https:\/\/morungexpress.com\/the-afghan-conundrum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theshillongtimes.com\/2022\/11\/21\/the-afghan-conundrum\/\n\">https:\/\/theshillongtimes.com\/2022\/11\/21\/the-afghan-conundrum\/<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialnews.xyz\/2022\/11\/21\/the-afghan-conundrum\/\n\">https:\/\/www.socialnews.xyz\/2022\/11\/21\/the-afghan-conundrum\/<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.investing.com\/news\/the-afghan-conundrum-opinion-3426509\">https:\/\/in.investing.com\/news\/the-afghan-conundrum-opinion-3426509<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Moscow Conference on Afghanistan has shown the resolve of the regional players to play an affective role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, and help the masses, who are facing a bleak future.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a relatively silent phase on Afghan situation, which was overtaken by the global geo-political concerns after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Afghan situation was once again on top of the agenda of regional and global powers in Moscow, last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Moscow Conference on Afghanistan, representatives and officials from more than 14 countries exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan. The meeting was hosted by Russia and participants discussed the political, economic and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 10 countries, none of which was involved in military occupation of Afghanistan, were meeting after over a year in Moscow. The participants included representatives from India, Pakistan, Russia, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Representatives of Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and T\u00fcrkiye were also present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the start of the conference special Russian envoy Zamir Kabulov stated that we have to provide a comprehensive solution to the Afghan economic issue. To achieve this, the main responsibility lies with the collective West. Those who drove the country for 20 years to the current deplorable state, as well as shamelessly continued economically suffocating the country by holding the frozen national assets of Afghanistan, are not ready to step in, an obvious reference to the USA, which was not present at the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Regional views<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the conference, MEA\u2019s Joint Secretary JP Singh, who called for joint work to ensure that the \u201cvoice\u201d of the Afghans is not lost, represented India. We all need to work together to ensure that the voice and aspiration of Afghans is not lost and reassure them that we are standing with them at this difficult time, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese special envoy on Afghan affairs, Yue Xiaoyong said that the United States has shamelessly seized the $7 billion assets of Afghan Central Bank and suspended all development aid, unilaterally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Iran special envoy for Afghanistan, Hassan Kazimi Qomi, said that there will be a meeting of the regional foreign ministers in Tehran very soon to discuss Afghanistan\u2019s economic woes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right from the beginning India\u2019s view has been that of engaging with the Taliban. Though after making an initial foray by engaging in dialogue with the leadership in Doha, before the formation of the Islamic Emirate, it acted rather slowly afterwards. Yet, it remains firm that development and reconstruction of Afghanistan should be dealt with its regional neighbours and those countries, which in the past have played a factitious role in Afghanistan politics, should be kept away from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate has made clear that meetings in which there is no representative from Kabul are not effective. The Afghan Foreign Ministry in a statement said that, \u201cWe want to underscore that Islamic Emirate &#8211; just as it fought against the 20-year occupation posing a direct threat to the security and stability of Afghanistan and the region &#8211; as an independent government will not allow any third country to place military facilities in Afghanistan. Similarly, we strongly urge other countries to not put their land and airspace at the disposal of other countries against Afghanistan,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also said that the interim Taliban regime is an \u201caccountable government\u201d and has taken \u201cserious steps against antagonistic groups.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Pakistan\u2019s criticism<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in an unusual move, Pakistan gave a damning assessment of the Afghan Taliban regime\u2019s 16 months in power, saying the interim government has done little to form inclusive government, protect the rights of women and eradicate terrorist groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s special envoy for Afghanistan, Sadiq Khan, called for support for Afghans. The lack of progress, he noted, means that the critical support needed by Afghanistan to deal with the humanitarian and economic crises and other challenges has faltered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadiq said the progress report of the last 16 months was mixed \u2013 while some of the worst fears, including a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, mass exodus of refugees and a prolonged period of instability and violence did not materialise, the interim Afghan government had also not made the kind of progress that the international community would ideally expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite assurances by the interim Afghan government, the rights of women and girls also appeared to have regressed, not progressed, according to the Pakistani envoy. He added that the footprint of terrorist organisations in Afghanistan, had yet to be fully eradicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that Pakistan has been the advocate of engaging with the Afghan Taliban government after the withdrawal of foreign forces. But the latest assessment suggests Islamabad is not happy with the interim government. Pakistan is increasingly frustrated over the Taliban\u2019s lack of intent to eradicate threat posed by certain terror outfits to Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But despite expressing strong reservations, Ambassador Sadiq made a passionate appeal for help to millions of Afghans, who he said, were in desperate need of urgent humanitarian support, including food, medicine and essential life supplies, before the advent of winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top, he said, Afghanistan remained cut off from the international banking system and faces serious liquidity challenges. Billions of Afghan assets are frozen, thus deprived of being gainfully used for the benefit of the people of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though Pakistan wants to be a seen as an important and sincere player for the reconstruction of Afghanistan, yet there is a lot of bad blood between Pakistan and IEA. During the last 16 months, their forces have acted against each other on the border issue several times. Moreover, even the international comity does not seem ready to entrust Pakistan with any meaningful role in Afghanistan, which might be a replay of its earlier roles during the Soviet and American interference in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the given scenario, the Indian government should step up its diplomatic and outreach activities with the IEA and international players. India\u2019s past role in Afghan affairs can\u2019t be erased easily and now as the G20\u2019s chair, India can definitely move forward in a resolute manner to start a meaningful and result-oriented outreach for Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further IEA should be made a part of the consultative process of any future action on Afghanistan, as without their presence no one can guarantee the actions and provide legitimacy to any sincere intervention.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Asad Mirza is a political commentator based in New Delhi. <\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>He was also associated with BBC Urdu Service and Khaleej Times of Dubai. <\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>He writes on Indian Muslims, educational, international affairs, interfaith and current affairs. He can be contacted on <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asadmirza.in\">www.asadmirza.in<\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_4015\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"4015\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/www.scoopnews.in\/det.aspx?q=118671 https:\/\/ians.in\/news\/opinion-commentary-news.html https:\/\/www.newsgram.com\/opinion\/2022\/11\/21\/the-afghan-conundrum https:\/\/thenewsmen.co.in\/opinion\/the-afghanistan-conundrum\/90472 https:\/\/thekashmirimages.com\/2022\/11\/22\/the-afghan-conundrum\/ https:\/\/muslimmirror.com\/eng\/moscow-conference-on-afghanistan-and-the-afghan-conundrum\/ http:\/\/www.kipnews.in\/newsdet.aspx?q=21188 https:\/\/morungexpress.com\/the-afghan-conundrum https:\/\/theshillongtimes.com\/2022\/11\/21\/the-afghan-conundrum\/ https:\/\/www.socialnews.xyz\/2022\/11\/21\/the-afghan-conundrum\/ https:\/\/in.investing.com\/news\/the-afghan-conundrum-opinion-3426509 The Moscow Conference on Afghanistan has shown the resolve of the regional players to play an affective role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, and help the masses, who are facing a bleak future. 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