New Delhi: Afghanistan’s Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay in his statement said that “The Government of Afghanistan may seek India’s Military assistance in future if talks with Taliban fail.” The power, Presence, and strength of the Taliban are steadily increasing in the various province of Afghanistan.
Ambassador made its statement clear and said “the aid sought would not involve sending troops but could be in areas like training and technical support. We are not seeking India’s assistance with sending troops to Afghanistan. Their footprint in Afghanistan to fight our war would not be needed at this stage.”
The US looks to wind up its almost two-decade war there by the end of August.
According to the media report, “A peace talk supposedly taking place in Doha has largely fizzled out, and the Taliban now appear set on a complete military victory.”
Farid Mamundzay further added that “Should we not get to a stage in the peace process with the Taliban, then maybe a time (will come) where we would be seeking India’s military assistance, more military assistance in the years ahead.”
“India has also, again, helped us with two key components, one was to help with providing us military training (and) scholarships for our students,” Mamundzay said.
The current situation in Afghanistan is “very dire” and “very problematic”, with the government forces actively fighting the Taliban in around 150 of the 376 districts. So one-third of the country is in an active fight… Over two lakh people have been displaced internally in the country since April 2021 alone, with close to 4,000 killed.” the Ambassador said.
The Taliban have, however, said they do not want to battle government forces inside cities. The Taliban killed 22 Special Forces soldiers in Faryab Province last month when they have surrendered.”
“We were under the assumption that Taliban would take the peace process seriously and they would negotiate a lasting and dignified peace with the Afghan government, yet they chose the path of violence.”
On Sunday, India evacuated diplomats and security personnel from its Kandahar consulate in the wake of intense fighting.