Taliban fighters drove a Humvee through the Kot-e-Sangi neighborhood of Kabul Sunday. Photo: Victor J. Blue for The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Afghanistan Takeover by Taliban Worries Governments in the Region, Europe That Chaos Will Spread
Pakistan and Iran are among countries most vulnerable to a wave of refugees, but European governments are also raising concerns
The collapse of the Afghan government and takeover of the country by the Taliban is stirring concern in foreign capitals that chaos and instability engulfing the country could spill over to its neighbors and possibly drive a tide of refugees as far as Europe.
There was also an undercurrent of criticism of the U.S. for the speed of its departure after nearly 20 years, colored by Washington’s failure to establish a stable government that could stand without American military support.
Pakistan fears a flood of refugees will try to cross the border between the two countries, adding to some 3 million Afghan refugees already living there because of past violence. Pakistan is considered the country with the most influence over the Taliban because the group’s leadership has been based there since its regime was ousted by the 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan. But it has denied that it supports the Taliban.
Pakistan’s foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, told his British counterpart Sunday that the “situation in Afghanistan required the international community’s consistent engagement with the Afghan leaders to ensure a peaceful and stable Afghanistan.”
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WNU Editor: They are not the only ones who are worried. From what I am reading, every country in Asia and Europe are worried on what comes next in Afghanistan.
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"Pakistan is considered the country with the most influence over the Taliban because the group’s leadership has been based there since its regime was ousted by the 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan.
But it has denied that it supports the Taliban."
Pakistan has little control over large parts of its territory or they are liars.
Why are the goobers worried about terror training camps in Afghanistan? There are 22 in Pakistan. Are Afghan terror camps worse than Pakistani terror camps?
There are terror camps in Merry Old England and the US. They are smaller, but they are here.
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