Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security said on Wednesday that the Western alliance has failed to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan.
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There was a high probability that after the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan a civil war would resume, the Russian defense minister said.
“It must be admitted that over 20 years of stay in Afghanistan, a significant military contingent of the Western alliance has failed to achieve significant results in stabilizing the situation in the country and forming sustainable public administration structures,” Shoigu said, according to Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency. “It must be admitted that over 20 years of stay in Afghanistan, a significant military contingent of the Western alliance has failed to achieve significant results in stabilizing the situation in the country and forming sustainable public administration structures,” Shoigu said, according to Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency.
“There was high probability that after the withdrawal of NATO forces [from Afghanistan] a civil war would resume in the country with all negative consequences: further deterioration in the life of the population; mass migration; and the spread of extremism to neighboring countries,” he said.
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WNU Editor: The Russian defense minister is sadly right, and Moscow is getting ready for a worsening security situation .... Russia fortifies Central Asia military clout before US Afghan exit (Nikkei Asia). More here ... Defense capability of CSTO countries to be enhanced in view of situation in Afghanistan - Shoigu (AkiPress)
Well the US and Russia could have worked together in Afghanistan. Too late now.
ReplyDeleteThe US interest was to prevent Afghanistan from being used as a launchpad for attacks against the US. It is why the Russian went into Afghanistan as well. The Russian s also told the Afghan communists they were moving too fast and were pissing people off. The Russians were right. The Russian probably pulled levers to get communist in power in the mid 1870s, but that is another story and maybe with or without the Russians the Afghan communists would have come to power if but for a short while.
You know you are fucked when you are hoping and dreading the Chinese tamping down in the Taliban and reigning in the Pakistani masters.
The US will get the refugees whose kids will become terrorists. China will get the slave labor.
The new normal under Democrats. SNAFU
Russia knew how to handle the situation in that country
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