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From al-Jazeera
What game is Russia playing in Afghanistan?
Earlier this month, the Russian government hosted a much-awaited peace conference on Afghanistan, which was attended by representatives from the Taliban. After the event, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was photographed posing next to members of the Taliban leadership, who, paradoxically, are still on Russia's terror list.
For keen observers of Russian foreign policy, it was clear that the conference was not more than a photo-op meant to publicly declare the Kremlin's ambition to re-assert itself in the southern part of Central Asia and Afghanistan in particular.
The Taliban also benefited from the conference: for the first time its representatives participated in a forum organised by a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
The conference was initially scheduled for September 4, but after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani personally spoke to Lavrov asking him to cancel it, it had to be postponed. That reportedly angered the Taliban who through unofficial channels made it clear to Moscow that if it does not coordinate such changes of plan under pressure from Kabul, its representatives would not show up at the next conference.
This time around, the Russian government decided to proceed even ...
COMMENT:-
The possibility that some international leaders know what they are doing in Afghanistan cannot be completely discounted.
TUC:
In order to avoid or end wars by other than martial means you have to be prepared to speak with and negotiate with the enemy, unless you're powerful enough to compel an unconditional surrender by military means. The US has recently learned that, despite its overwhelming military might, it lacks the means and the political/societal will to fight a multigenerational, guerrila war against a foe which can easily blend into the general population and can operate and survive in the worst conditions Afghanistan can offer. The Soviets learned that lesson between 1979 and 1989 and thus are more willing to talk rather than fight in the region. The US should learn that same lesson. The mess that is modern Afghanistan cannot be sorted by military means short of genocide so other non-military options must be explored, found and implemented if some kind of humane stability is to be returned to Afghanistan.
Cheers.
Evilroddy.
I agree.
Mind you, one might have thought that the US government would have learned that "despite its overwhelming military might, it lacks the means and the political/societal will to fight a multi-generational, guerrilla war against a foe which can easily blend into the general population and can operate and survive in the worst conditions" - especially if that foe believes that it is fighting for ITS homeland.
As the mule trainer who had a reputation for kindness and patience when training mules responded when asked why he carried TWO 6' lengths of 2x4 "Sometimes you have to get the mule's attention more than once.".
From al-Jazeera
What game is Russia playing in Afghanistan?
Earlier this month, the Russian government hosted a much-awaited peace conference on Afghanistan, which was attended by representatives from the Taliban. After the event, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was photographed posing next to members of the Taliban leadership, who, paradoxically, are still on Russia's terror list.
For keen observers of Russian foreign policy, it was clear that the conference was not more than a photo-op meant to publicly declare the Kremlin's ambition to re-assert itself in the southern part of Central Asia and Afghanistan in particular.
The Taliban also benefited from the conference: for the first time its representatives participated in a forum organised by a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
The conference was initially scheduled for September 4, but after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani personally spoke to Lavrov asking him to cancel it, it had to be postponed. That reportedly angered the Taliban who through unofficial channels made it clear to Moscow that if it does not coordinate such changes of plan under pressure from Kabul, its representatives would not show up at the next conference.
This time around, the Russian government decided to proceed even ...
COMMENT:-
The possibility that some international leaders know what they are doing in Afghanistan cannot be completely discounted.
The East is tricky. For centuries, Russian diplomacy has created conditions there for a calm and balanced resolution of all conflicts and issues of peaceful coexistence. So it was in Soviet times. The collapse of the Soviet Union violated Russia's consistent policy towards the peoples and states of the East, so the current course of Russia is natural and adequate.
From al-Jazeera
What game is Russia playing in Afghanistan?
Earlier this month, the Russian government hosted a much-awaited peace conference on Afghanistan, which was attended by representatives from the Taliban. After the event, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was photographed posing next to members of the Taliban leadership, who, paradoxically, are still on Russia's terror list.
For keen observers of Russian foreign policy, it was clear that the conference was not more than a photo-op meant to publicly declare the Kremlin's ambition to re-assert itself in the southern part of Central Asia and Afghanistan in particular.
The Taliban also benefited from the conference: for the first time its representatives participated in a forum organised by a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
The conference was initially scheduled for September 4, but after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani personally spoke to Lavrov asking him to cancel it, it had to be postponed. That reportedly angered the Taliban who through unofficial channels made it clear to Moscow that if it does not coordinate such changes of plan under pressure from Kabul, its representatives would not show up at the next conference.
This time around, the Russian government decided to proceed even ...
COMMENT:-
The possibility that some international leaders know what they are doing in Afghanistan cannot be completely discounted.
It supports there Taliban and other terrorists, i just wonder did Trump tell Putler to stop it?From al-Jazeera
What game is Russia playing in Afghanistan?
Earlier this month, the Russian government hosted a much-awaited peace conference on Afghanistan, which was attended by representatives from the Taliban. After the event, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was photographed posing next to members of the Taliban leadership, who, paradoxically, are still on Russia's terror list.
For keen observers of Russian foreign policy, it was clear that the conference was not more than a photo-op meant to publicly declare the Kremlin's ambition to re-assert itself in the southern part of Central Asia and Afghanistan in particular.
The Taliban also benefited from the conference: for the first time its representatives participated in a forum organised by a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
The conference was initially scheduled for September 4, but after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani personally spoke to Lavrov asking him to cancel it, it had to be postponed. That reportedly angered the Taliban who through unofficial channels made it clear to Moscow that if it does not coordinate such changes of plan under pressure from Kabul, its representatives would not show up at the next conference.
This time around, the Russian government decided to proceed even ...
COMMENT:-
The possibility that some international leaders know what they are doing in Afghanistan cannot be completely discounted.
The East is tricky. For centuries, Russian diplomacy has created conditions there for a calm and balanced resolution of all conflicts and issues of peaceful coexistence. So it was in Soviet times. The collapse of the Soviet Union violated Russia's consistent policy towards the peoples and states of the East, so the current course of Russia is natural and adequate.
It supports there Taliban and other terrorists, i just wonder did Trump tell Putler to stop it?
The East is tricky. For centuries, Russian diplomacy has created conditions there for a calm and balanced resolution of all conflicts and issues of peaceful coexistence. So it was in Soviet times. The collapse of the Soviet Union violated Russia's consistent policy towards the peoples and states of the East, so the current course of Russia is natural and adequate.
The Russians only departed Afghanistan due to high casualties and non-sustainable losses from the Stingers.
No diplomacy was involved.
They left their puppet in place who was eventually overthrown.
The losses were NOT "non-sustainable", but they certainly weren't worth the benefits which the Russians received in return for them.
Quite frankly, for the Afghan people, the Russian's "Rent-A-Friends" were of a substantially higher quality than the American's "Rent-A-Friends".
They were non-sustainable at this time for the Russian military. Russia was in the throes of political dissolution and the Russian MIC was not cranking out helicopters. The Kremlin had no answer to the US MANPADS.
Afghanistan is still littered with Soviet air and armor corpses to this day.
I highly doubt the thousands of Afghani's that were executed by KHAD would agree with your warped morality.
From al-Jazeera
What game is Russia playing in Afghanistan?
Earlier this month, the Russian government hosted a much-awaited peace conference on Afghanistan, which was attended by representatives from the Taliban. After the event, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was photographed posing next to members of the Taliban leadership, who, paradoxically, are still on Russia's terror list.
For keen observers of Russian foreign policy, it was clear that the conference was not more than a photo-op meant to publicly declare the Kremlin's ambition to re-assert itself in the southern part of Central Asia and Afghanistan in particular.
The Taliban also benefited from the conference: for the first time its representatives participated in a forum organised by a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
The conference was initially scheduled for September 4, but after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani personally spoke to Lavrov asking him to cancel it, it had to be postponed. That reportedly angered the Taliban who through unofficial channels made it clear to Moscow that if it does not coordinate such changes of plan under pressure from Kabul, its representatives would not show up at the next conference.
This time around, the Russian government decided to proceed even ...
COMMENT:-
The possibility that some international leaders know what they are doing in Afghanistan cannot be completely discounted.
Russia is not to be trusted.
They still support atheistic policies ...
...which demonstrate the fact that too many of their leaders are followers of the devil.
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