Afghanistan’s delegation says it all!!!

Opinion

During the discussions concerning the aftermath of 9/11 at the United Nations Security Council, Afghanistan’s representative blasted the argument of holdout states that military intervention is avoidable by saying it all.

Many small states have held back the negotiations concerning the response of the international community to the 9/11 attacks by diverging the focus towards discussions on definitions of terrorism, the role of civil society, the role of regions, and have accused the United States of taking a military stand. However, America and its allies have always stated that they are open to military intervention, but only as a last resort. An apparently small detail but key to understanding the American approach to the situation because accusing the US of something they are only willing to do as a last resort makes no sense.

Therefore, the position of the representative of Afghanistan on the matter was highly awaited, as it could enlighten the discussion of the committee. Sadly, for those holdouts, the information provided by Afghanistan only seems to make the American approach appear to be the more coherent and the more solid case. The argument of the holdouts is that the international community can attempt to negotiate with the Taliban. This is not only insulting for the memory of all the individuals who died on September 11th but also make no logical sense. Why would anyone expect that a terrorist government that has not addressed any demands of the international community to suddenly do so after years?

This is exactly what the Afghan delegation confirmed; there is no possible dialogue with the Taliban. They have been interested only in military operations in Afghanistan, respect only raw power, have never entered into negotiations in good faith, and no serious individual believes they could one day enter a power-sharing agreement with the Northern Alliance. It therefore appears that the solution to the topic will encompass in some fashion a military operation in Afghanistan.

Reported by Mathieu Dupraz