Safely evacuate stranded Indians in Afghanistan, say CPI (M) and CPI
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 19 2021:
The collapse of the Ashraf Ghani led Government and the National Army shows the hollowness of the nature of the Afghan State set up by the US and it's NATO allies, said a joint statement issued by CPI (M) and CPI on the situation in Afghanistan.
The two parties stated that the United States has suffered a humiliating defeat in Afghanistan.
Twenty years after the toppling of the then Taliban regime in December 2001 after the 9/11 World Trade Tower attack by Al Qaeda, the Taliban are back in power.
The Afghan policy of the Indian Government had been blindly following the United States and this had resulted in its isolation in the region and is hence left with few options, continued the statement.
The earlier Taliban Government of the 1990s was marked by an extreme fundamentalist approach, which was disastrous for women, girl and suppressed ethnic minorities.
The statement also maintained that it is imperative that the new set-up controlled by the Taliban gives due regard to the rights of women and acknowledge the rights of ethnic minorities.
The international communities concern that Afghanistan should not become a haven for terrorist groups like the Islamic State and the Al Qaeda was collectively expressed by the United Nations Security Council in its emergency meeting on Afghanistan held on August 16 .
India must work closely with major regional powers to see that the Afghan people are able to live in a peaceful and stable environment.
Indian Government should immediately work towards safe evacuation of all stranded Indian citizens in Afghanistan, added the statement.