What does the US expect from Pakistan now?

 BBC News

During the war in Afghanistan, the United States has been on the battlefield with its allies for almost twenty years. According to official figures, the United States spends  300 million a day in Afghanistan.

The first decade of this war has been spent in the US political and military chambers debating what the purpose of this war is and what the United States wants to achieve in this war. During this war,Pakistan has been under discussion in almost all political and security meetings.Sometimes as an ally and sometimes as the center of accusations by the US and Afghan government that it is harboring the Taliban or that al-Qaeda leaders and members are hiding in Pakistan.

Pakistan has denied allegations that it is helping to reorganize the Taliban or that its leadership is under the protection of Pakistan. We all know that terrorist organizations are seen as an enemy and what happened after that.

But it is important to note that the status of the coalition and the wave of terrorism in the country were the main points on which many members of the US Congress, senators, senior officials of the Pentagon and US intelligence, even the presidents of different eras He also supported Pakistan on several occasions when it was proposed to adopt a tough strategy for the country. However, it is also a fact that the sword of 'Do More' is always hanging over Pakistan.

Now, once again, there is an opportunity for the United States to discuss policy towards Pakistan.

Simbal Khan, an expert on international affairs, said that even the US security officials and the rulers themselves are now deciding what went wrong in Afghanistan, how the government fell so fast even after spending billions of dollars. Foreigners were facing such questions before the committee. In such a situation, there is blame and someone is made a scapegoat, so this has been happening with Pakistan for twenty years. Pakistan has been blamed since 2005 for continuing the Taliban's war.

She also called the US Secretary of State's statement somewhat balanced. He says: I think his response was also balanced that he said he would remain engaged with Pakistan on three issues. These include supporting or facilitating terrorism, human rights abuses and the formation of a comprehensive government. And Pakistan has the same demands.

He said that Pakistan had in recent times established links not only with the Taliban but also with other groups in Afghanistan because Pakistan wanted a comprehensive government in Afghanistan. He said the failure of the Taliban in Afghanistan to form a comprehensive Afghan government on all sides was a blow to Pakistan itself.

He said that this is not a very positive statement but it cannot be called a warning. The two countries are in full contact and talks on the Afghan situation are ongoing.

Secretary Blanken's words are Pakistan's position and in this statement there is a way for both countries to work together. I don't think there is a big difference between what the US Secretary of State said and what Pakistan wants. The conditions for Pakistan to recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan are the same as those for the United States.

One of the things we will see in the coming days and weeks is the role that Pakistan has played in the last 20 years,but we also want to see what role it will play in the coming years and to do so,he said.What will he need for?

Anthony Blanken also called on Pakistan to deny the Afghan Taliban legal status unless they meet international demands.What we have to see is that the international community has what the Taliban-led government needs if it is to get any kind of legal justification or help," he added.

Dr. Sarwat Rauf, a visiting scholar and international affairs expert at Georgetown University in the United States, says it is not surprising that such an expectation is made by the United States.

Pakistan is currently expected to be persuaded at the governmental level that Afghanistan will abide by the agreement reached with the United States and other countries around the world," she said. Guaranteed.

We live in a globalized world and no one state is separate from another," she said. What happens in one state can affect the whole world. I don't think the US demand is wrong. It is not wrong to expect that when you have invested so much money and you have realized that war is not the way to go.

On the question of whether the US Secretary of State reiterated in the same meeting that Pakistan harbored, supported and conditioned the future of terrorist organizations, the statement was made due to tough questions about withdrawal from Afghanistan.

"As far as harboring the Taliban is concerned, I think this has been the old US approach," Dr Sarwat said. This is nothing new and it is not done under any pressure.

There have been many unfortunate incidents in the previous Taliban government," she said. At the moment, the eyes of the whole world are on Afghanistan to see what new thinking the Taliban bring, whether they will show some change and flexibility in their style of government and whether their interaction inside and outside the country will be balanced. And I don't think there's anything wrong with that expectation of balance, and maybe the Taliban themselves are trying to give the world the impression that they're ready to move forward in a positive way. "