: Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan was inevitable even after two decades of American intervention #IndiaNEWS In less than a week, the Taliban has captured nearly a dozen key cities in Afghanistan.

Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan was inevitable even after two decades of American intervention #IndiaNEWS
In less than a week, the Taliban has captured nearly a dozen key cities in Afghanistan. With the departure of United States forces, it is poised to take over the country from the embattled Afghan government.Over the past 20 years, the US has poured trillions of dollars into Afghanistan to oust the Taliban, an effort that was clearly unsuccessful. But a look at the country’s strategic geographic location and the politics of the region (including support for the Taliban) tells us that this outcome was inevitable.Afghanistan is strategically located between Central and South Asia – a region rich in oil and natural gas. It has also struggled with efforts by different Afghanistan-based ethnic groups to create ancestral homelands. The Pashtun population (and to a lesser extent the Baluch population) are particularly implicated in this.For these and other reasons, Afghanistan has long faced constant meddling from the Soviet Union/Russia, United Kingdom, the US, Iran, Saudi Arabia, India and of course, Pakistan.PakistanAfghanistan’s relationship with Pakistan has been fraught with tension ever since the former was recognised as a sovereign state in 1919.When Pakistan gained its independence in 1947, Afghanistan was the sole country to vote against its formation in the United Nations. Some of the tension emanated from Afghanistan’s refusal to recognise the Durand Line...Read more

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