Ashraf Ghani came to power as a result of the worst rigging and electoral corruption. Zalmai Khalilzad

Due to the indifference, selfishness and corruption of Ghani and the Afghan elite, the Taliban managed to capture Kabul without firing a single shot. Former US diplomat addresses the ceremony

Friday, October 29, 2021

Washington

(news world Latest-International Press Agency-October 29, 2021) Zalmai Khalilzad, a senior US lawyer who leads a US delegation to talks with the Taliban, has accused Afghan President Ashraf Ghani of negligence, aggression by Afghan officials. And the failure of Afghan troops to fight the Taliban was one of the reasons why the Taliban had a chance in August to quickly develop and take over the country.

"We are all shocked that President Ghani has insisted he wants to rule until the end of his term," Khalilzad said during a debate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. However, the fact remains that he was re-elected in a rival election in which a few Afghans took part.He acknowledged for the first time that the United States was not in favor of holding a presidential election in Afghanistan in which Ghani would win and be re-elected. Khalilzad said the United States wanted a provisional government. Know both sides until Afghan politicians and members of the civilized community reach a political agreement with the Taliban.Khalilzad said Gani's biggest mistake was that the US withdrawal from the region would not happen because the US military and its intelligence agencies would want to get closer to strategic countries such as China,Russia, Iran and Pakistan. I tried to convince him that President Trump was very serious about this, but Ashraf Ghani said no, I was told more by the intelligence and the military," Zad said.

He said Gani also misjudged the strength of his troops. When the United States decided to withdraw, he told Khalilzad that he was now free to fight the Afghan way within six months. I will defeat the Taliban because you have shown weakness in the war. He said the fact is that more than 300,000 Afghan soldiers are trained and armed with Afghan national police and 60,000 to 17,000 Taliban and only 17,000 Taliban. Khalilzad said the reason was the lack of courage, corruption and military mistreatment on social media.

He said the reason for this was mainly the Afghan political style which was not trusted by the people, or the military while the Taliban on the other hand were strong in their word. Khalilzad lamented that the attitude of the Afghan officials was selfish.That is why peace talks with the Taliban have failed. “I am disappointed that the dignitaries we met have failed to meet the needs of the time. This was a great opportunity as a result of the negotiations in the United States, ”he said.

Khalilzad said that if the Taliban did not keep promises or progress in the Afghan talks, there was a tendency for flexibility to delay the date of withdrawal under the agreed process, but President Joe Biden decided Will the real plan be followed? Khalilzad has encouraged wise dialogue with the Taliban in order to reach an agreement that sets the stage for each other.

He said Washington's policy on Afghanistan had become a hot topic in debates that could jeopardize American interests. Khalilzad said many Americans wanted the Taliban to be harmed.And their government must fall. We failed to beat them and people did not like them.

He warned that the failure of the Afghan government would lead to civil war and humanitarian catastrophe,which would allow terrorist groups to flourish. He said that after the signing of the agreement, for 18 months, the Taliban had proven to stand in their own language and did not kill a single American, although hundreds of people had been killed in US operations to protect Afghan troops, including the Taliban. . Khalilzad said the Taliban could use foreign aid to counter the ISIS terrorist group in Afghanistan.