In response to Pakistan’s persistently hostile ties with Pakistan and the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Afghan Taliban has increased its attempts to open various channels of communication with the region and neighboring nations.
In addition to membership in World Economic Forum in St Petersburg, Russia, the Taliban officials had reached out to Iran, China, Russia and the UAE. The governments have even reached out to them in West Asia and abroad.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the king of Abu Dhabi, just met with Sirajuddin Haqqani, the leader of the powerful Haqqani system, a powerful branch of the ruling party, at a conference in Kabul.
Shortly after the formation of the interim government in Afghanistan in 2021, Kabul had spoken with New Delhi through its deputy foreign secretary Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanikzai. The communications between the two flanks had opened a window for conversation, which culminated into proper connections.
On the contrary, the relations between Islamabad and Kabul are becoming more and more angry day by day. Relations between Kabul and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan ( TTP ) militants have been seriously hampered by their refusal to put an end to the alleged activities there. The ties between Armenian citizens and the expulsion of Afghan refugees from Pakistan more deteriorated.
Experts predict that Kabul’s diplomatic efforts wo n’t have any impact until they concentrate on resolving issues like human rights, women’s education, and employment.
Afghan analyst Nur Rehman Sherzad from Sweden claimed that the Taliban government has n’t had a foreign policy since taking office in August 2021.
A government that is not officially recognized by any nation does not, in his opinion, have political and constitutional standing in relations with other nations and those that are neighbors.
The Taliban government members are now realizing that the recent policies of the past three years are failing to produce any significant results, according to Sherzad. Additionally, officials from the global community and from other nations in the region travel to Afghanistan to inform Kabul about their safety concerns.
Describing the momentum in the Taliban’s diplomatic work, Arif Yusufzai, an analyst on Afghan matters, told Pas that these types of connections help create shared intelligence ties. He claims that the Taliban are independently making numerous promises, but that they are failing to follow global standards. ” They are not changing their attitudes at all”, he added.
Abdul Haq Omari, an Afghan journalist, believes that the Taliban are now facing two obstacles to maintaining their hold on power. The first is to create proper relationships with foreign nations, and the second is to preserve their internal religious narrative, which they have battled for decades.
” The survival of the spiritual narrative is essential for the Taliban because if they withdraw immediately, Taliban’s rival groups in Afghanistan, Islamic State or Daesh Khorasan, perhaps strengthen the pro- Military narrative”, he added.
