![]() It seems, during the Doha conferences, they realised that their resumption of power in Afghanistan now needs international recognition – they realised that to survive, they must rule, not terrorise. This time around, its leaders want to be part of regional and global politics. This new Taliban is markedly different from the Taliban of 20 years ago. Everything went according to their plans – they only slightly mismanaged optics at the Kabul airport. The Americans, who have been negotiating with the Taliban in Doha for months, were undoubtedly fully aware that the group would take over the country as soon as they pulled their troops out. This is the US’s parting gift to all Afghans. Now, a “new and improved” Taliban is in power in Afghanistan. ![]() That it was a calamity for Afghanistan and its people is entirely irrelevant to American military strategists. For those purposes, the US invasion and occupation of Afghanistan has been a spectacular success. It needed to flex its military, security and intelligence muscles near Russia, China, and Iran. Its intentions in Afghanistan, in fact, were purely military and strategic. The US had no such intentions or capacities. Predictably, it did not turn out that way. ![]() Above all, it acted as if it was invading Afghanistan to liberate Afghan women from their burqas and make them all look just like American women. Twenty years ago, the United States pretended it was going to Afghanistan to dismantle the Taliban, destroy al-Qaeda, and bring Afghans peace, prosperity, liberal democracy and rule of law. The Taliban blitzkrieg that dismantled 20 years of neocon and liberal imperialism in Afghanistan has also marked an ignoble end to all manners of pretences. ![]()
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