Given its special ties to the Pakistan army, London tends to be wobbly on the Taliban. In Europe (represented by France which has a permanent seat in the UNSC) too there is a decline in political support for a continued Western military intervention in Afghanistan. Although the UNSC discussion may not have moved the political needle on Afghanistan, it has laid bare the depth of the crisis there and the duplicity of the Taliban and Pakistan that talk peace and pursue war at the same time. He told the Council that more than 10,000 foreign fighters are in the country, including from a number of UN designated terror organisations, participating in the Taliban’s military offensive. He also pointed to long-standing Taliban sanctuaries in Pakistan and Rawalpindi’s massive logistical support for the Taliban’s current military offensive in Afghanistan.

Source: Indian Express August 08, 2021 22:52 UTC