| Summary/Abstract |
The economic condition of war-torn Afghanistan is deteriorating
and the country, besides terrorism, is also facing drought. The
basic objective of the US is of “preventing any further attacks
on the United States by terrorists enjoying safe haven or support in
Afghanistan.” President Trump wants to withdraw US troops from
Afghanistan because of domestic compulsions. He appointed
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad as a special representative for this
purpose. When negotiations were in the final stages, President Trump
had to withdraw his plan because the Taliban carried out a terrorist
strike in which an American soldier was killed. However, in the last
week of November 2019, Trump visited Afghanistan and announced
that negotiations with the Taliban to restore peace will resume shortly.
Pakistan wants to install a puppet regime in Afghanistan; hence the
ISI is assisting several terrorist outfits in the country. The ill equipped
Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) are in no
position to fight the diverse terrorist organisations active in the country.
Both Al Qaeda and the Islamic State want to establish a stronghold
in Afghanistan. The Islamic State has created the Islamic State of
Khorasan Province (ISKP) and propagates that it wants to set up an
Islamic State where Sharia law would be imposed. The rule of Al
Qaeda or the Islamic State will be detrimental to world peace, hence
all regional as well as global powers should chalk out a detailed plan
so that both these terrorist organisations are defeated in Afghanistan.
The world powers should train and equip the Afghan security forces
so that they can fight the terrorist outfits and establish peace and
tranquility in the country.
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