TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN

QUOTES
India's vision of United stable plural and Democratic
"
→
a
sovereign , , ,

Afghanistan is one iliac shared by a large constituency in Afghanistan ,

ethnic and provincial lines Rakesh Sood

cutting across -

"

→ "
the us doesn't lose wars ,
it loses interest -
James Mattis

SIGNIFICANCE
→ geostrategic location of Afghan
→
'
security in the
region
'
→ India
New
→
great game
→
Afghanistan rich resources

BACKGROUND
→ 9111 Terrorist attack on the USA → us led

global war on terrorism C 3 aims )

→
democratisation of Afghanistan
→ wiping out terrorist organs of Afghan
→ us wanted respectful exit →
bring peace and stability
4 us Taliban Peace Deal ( Doha 2020
-

, ) .

However Taliban captured Afghan

→
before the complete withdraw of us forces
TALIBAN : Taliban 's are
majorly ECONOMIC
Pashtun tribes ( Taliban = student ) D economically weak → aid dependent
→ It established Islamic Emirate of 2) opium drug money → organised crimes
-

Afghanistan ; head of the state is 3) distancing by donor countries

NihatUllah Akhundzada CUN Black 4) Chinese interests in Afghan's mineral resources
listed )

IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA INDIA 'S DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

SECURITY e) India's investment > $ 3 billion
☐Terrorism -
Taliban support to is CK) 2) Salma dam ; 37 Zaranj Dharam nw -

Al-Qaeda , Jem , let etc a) Parliament building etc

2) Increased violent mi idents in 5) lack between India At
of connectivity -

Kashmir ( previous Taliban regime 1990s)

major challenge ( chabahar port projects
incident 11999)
D ie -

814 hijack
HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
ROLE OF PAKISTAN D Acute food insecurity in Afghan
☐ Taliban links to Pak 1st -

2) Refugee crisis

2) State sponsored terrorism by Pak 3) Strict implementation of Sharia law

-
concerns
among rights of minorities
STRATEGIC and women

game in
'
Great At
'

D Emerging
role
New
China , Russia , Pak
-

of
role
for India
2)
Diminishing
 REGIONAL IMPLICATIONS GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS
with drawl international
-

D Afghanistan turning epicentre

into D us
hasty
-

of terrorism spillover effects in the

- criticism against the USA -

credibility
region Eg Fergana valley 9 Xinjiang
-

for
crisis usa

2) Choas in Afghan affecting Iran Claud border) D Foreign policy concerns

of major
also concerns
of Hazara Shias countries v12 Russia , China ,
CAR

3) Anti Pak groups like Tah reek e- Pakistan

- -

3) failure of UN to ensure peace a

stability in the region
WAY FORWARD

1) strategic necessity and reality for India to engage with Taliban

2) Taliban also needs global acceptance and support and international recognition
3) Taliban seeks to
lift sanctions
against its leaders -

bring Taliban in line

with the rule based order
b) India
being a UNSC member can play role in international response to Taliban
5) After all Afghanistan is a landlocked country has to depend on neighbouring
countries heute may seek to develop good relations
,