Doha peace agreement revised, implications for the region

The United States and the Taliban signed peace agreements in February last year

The United States and the Taliban signed peace agreements in February last year

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The United States has announced a review of the Doha Peace Accords with the Afghan Taliban. The agreement stipulates that the United States will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by May 2021, before which there will be a prisoner exchange between the Taliban and the Afghan government, according to new US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. The new US administration wants to know the extent to which the Afghan Taliban have complied with the terms of the Doha Peace Accord and how many attacks have decreased since then. To what extent did the Taliban cut ties with extremist groups under the agreement? And what steps have been taken to negotiate with the Afghan government? The new US president, Biden, who has been active in enforcing his policies in Pakistan and Afghanistan, has extensive experience in US and global politics, so he has his own set of terms to ensure the protection of US interests want to fix the game. On the other hand, Waheed Omar, an adviser to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, said the Taliban had not reduced their attacks but increased them. The Kabul administration also accuses the Taliban of failing to start peace talks at the national level. On the other hand, Taliban spokesman Muhammad Naeem said that they respect their promise and are committed to maintaining the agreement, we expect the other parties to abide by the agreement. Of course, the fact cannot be ignored that unless peace is established in Afghanistan on a permanent basis, the dream of peace in the region will never be realized. America’s obsession with dominating the world has led to never-ending wars, which is why militancy was beginning to dominate US foreign policy. That is why the United States has faced so much resentment in the world and so many complaints at home.

Pakistan is the most important party in the Afghanistan issue, because Pakistan’s sincere efforts played a key role in the peace agreement reached last year in Doha. The announcement of the revision of the agreement has once again sounded the alarm in the region. Obama had reached an agreement with Iran. When Trump came, he terminated the agreement and the countries of the Middle East, his four years in power. I was left in a state of uncertainty, even as Trump withdrew from the Global Environment Agreement. Now the new US administration will have to re-pave the way for mutual cooperation with the countries of the world. Biden has already hinted at returning to the Paris Climate Agreement, joining the World Health Organization and signing an agreement with Iran. Now, if Biden moves to change the Doha Peace Accords, our region could once again be in turmoil. The first question that arises is whether it is possible to reduce the ongoing violence in Afghanistan. The prospects for restoring peace in a war-torn country have not been clear despite Afghan peace talks, and in recent days not only the Taliban but also ISIS has repeatedly attacked Afghan civilians across the country has been targeted by terrorism.

Pakistan is committed to peace in Afghanistan but the problems in war-torn countries are always complex. US-India relations are likely to be further strengthened with the election of an Indian-origin vice president in the White House. Similarly, India’s foreign policy indicates that India is a close ally of the United States in the region, as India is Pakistan’s oldest rival, so close relations between the United States and India are not a good development for Pakistan. Pakistan already finds India’s growing influence in the Afghan peace agreement offensive. If Biden wants India to play a role in Afghanistan, it will sound the alarm in Pakistan. Pakistan will continue to be a key player in resolving US issues in Afghanistan. Biden has previously made it clear that he would seek a limited military presence in Afghanistan. Analysts say that Joe Biden will look at Pakistan in the same way that Trump was looking, but Joe Biden will not raise the voice of Domor. Joe Biden is the fourth US president to face a 19-year-long Afghan war crisis, although the US troop presence in Afghanistan is steadily declining and only a few thousand US troops remain in Afghanistan. A peace deal between the United States and the Taliban in February last year paved the way for the full repatriation of US troops. The United States has already acknowledged Pakistan’s key role in the intra-Afghan talks. Pakistan has been called a key player in stabilizing Afghanistan under Obama, the Trump administration has said, and the new US president, Joe Biden, values ​​Pakistan. It will be revealed in a few days.

One of the bright points of this whole scenario is that in the presence of Biden, the position of the oppressed Kashmiris has a strong chance of being accepted in the world. Biden has always supported the position of Kashmiris and demanded freedom of expression and autonomy from India for the oppressed Kashmiris. Biden is also expected to oppose the Modi government’s decision to abolish Kashmir’s special status in 2019 and divide it into two parts under the federation. The United States will continue to be India’s strategic partner in the context of China, but will also question India’s ongoing human rights abuses in Occupied Kashmir, including US President Joe Biden’s policies on Occupied Kashmir and Pakistan. There can be positive effects.

The US Cold War with China on Pakistan’s northern border has been the focus of global politics for the past few years. Pakistan has received billions of dollars in loans and aid from China under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Strict policy for China will also affect Pakistan. However, with the election of Joe Biden as President, the prospects for a change in US policy towards China have become clearer. The United States, which is already opposed to CPAC, will try to persuade Pakistan to slow down in CPAC. It is hoped that Biden will not stop Pakistan from being an ally of China in its efforts to put pressure on China along with India. The possible purpose of this concession may be to protect Pakistan’s sympathies from being completely lost to China.

Iran and the United States have a long history of mistrust. President Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the nuclear deal and the death of Iranian General Qasim Soleimani last year has prompted President-elect Joe Biden to seek to ease US tensions with Iran. In the past, too, under Democratic US President Obama, US-Iran relations have been moving in a positive direction, which Trump led to an end as soon as he came to power. Political observers are expecting the United States to reassert its global role and renegotiate a nuclear deal with Iran.

Joe Biden emerged as a friend of Pakistan during his vice presidency and has also received Pakistan’s second highest civilian award, Hilal Pakistan, from former President Asif Ali Zardari. In addition, Biden is one of the creators of the Kerry-Lugar Bill, which provided $.7.5 billion in non-military aid to Pakistan allocated to enhance the capabilities of. Pakistan can expect to have healthy, cordial relations with the United States. These relationships can be based on cooperation in the fields of education, IT and alternative energy. This year, Pakistan will also have the opportunity to revive bilateral relations that have been plagued by right-wing politics and intense nationalism for the past decade. US President Joe Biden’s attitude towards Pakistan’s four neighbors, China, Iran, Afghanistan and especially India, will jointly determine the nature of Pakistan-US relations. The United States also needs to find a lasting solution to bridge the wide gap between the Taliban and the Afghan government.

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