Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan accused the United States of saying that the United States would “consider Pakistan useful” only when it deals with the “mess” that it has left in Afghanistan for the country’s 20-year war.
The United States has been urging Pakistan to use its influence over the Taliban to promote a difficult peace agreement. At present, negotiations between the Taliban militants and the Afghan government have reached a deadlock, and violence in Afghanistan is escalating sharply.
Imran Khan told foreign reporters at his home in Islamabad on the 11th that “Pakistan is only in the context of resolving chaos and is considered useful to some extent, and this chaos is trying to find a military solution. Made over the years.”
Twenty years after the overthrow of the Taliban regime in 2001, the United States will withdraw its troops in Afghanistan before August 31 this year. But with the withdrawal of US troops, the Taliban currently control more territory than at any time since then.
The Afghan government and some other Western governments have stated that Pakistan’s support for the Taliban movement has enabled it to survive the war.
Although Pakistan is an ally of the United States, the allegations that Pakistan supports the Taliban have always been a painful point in the relationship between the two countries. But Pakistan denies support for the Taliban.
Imran Khan emphasized that the country does not favor any side on the issue of Afghanistan.
He also said, “I think the Americans have decided that India is now their strategic partner. I think that’s why they treat Pakistan differently now.”
Pakistan and India are old enemies, and there have been three wars between the two countries. The relations between the two countries are cold, and the current diplomatic relations are minimal.
Imran Khan added that under the current circumstances, the political settlement process in Afghanistan seems very difficult.
He also pointed out that when the Taliban leaders visited Pakistan, he tried to persuade them to reach an agreement.
Imran Khan relayed what the Taliban leader said, “Our (Taliban) condition is that as long as Ashraf Ghani is still there, we will not have dialogue with the Afghan government.”
The Pakistani military pointed out in a statement issued on November 11 that all stakeholders should play an active role for the “lasting peace” in Afghanistan, and called this a “collective responsibility.”
The statement quoted Pakistani Army Chief of Staff, Kamal Javid Bajiwa, as saying that misunderstandings or scapegoats must be avoided to counter the plans of those saboteurs.
The Taliban believe that Ashraf Ghani and his government are puppets of the United States. It should be pointed out that the peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan negotiating delegation nominated by Kabul started in September last year, but no substantive progress has been made.
Representatives of many countries, including the United States, are currently negotiating with the two sides in Doha, the capital of Qatar, to make final efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement.
The US military continues to use air strikes to support the Afghan army to combat the Taliban movement and prevent its advancement, but it is not clear whether the US military will continue to provide such support after the completion of the withdrawal on August 31.
Imran Khan stated that Pakistan has stated “very clearly” that it does not want the United States to establish any military bases in Pakistan after its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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