According to the Qatar agreement, US forces have begun withdrawing from Afghanistan. All the capitals of the world are showing interest in this regard. Analysts have repeatedly said that keeping the situation in Afghanistan peaceful and normal after the withdrawal of US troops will be a difficult task. The Taliban’s position across Afghanistan is being transformed. After the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, the future of the country is being questioned internationally, whether the Afghan Taliban is going to re-occupy and whether the situation of the 90s is going to re-emerge there. It is to be noted that the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan is scheduled to be completed in September, but even before that, it is being seen that government forces in the Afghan army and police uniforms in different provinces have surrendered to Taliban commanders and pledged allegiance to them. Every other day, there are reports of the Afghan Taliban regaining control of the various provinces of Afghanistan. The control of the Afghan government is weakening day by day. International observers have consistently said that without the US military presence, Afghanistan’s civilian government would not be strong enough to maintain its writ in all provinces. In … Continue reading Taliban’s growing influence in Afghanistan