At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 17, a reporter asked Spokesperson Hua Chunying: In the past two days, international public opinion has paid close attention to the current situation in Afghanistan and the U.S. responsibilities in it. U.S. President Biden said in a speech It was the "right decision" to end the 20-year war in Afghanistan, and stated that the goal of US policy in Afghanistan is not reconstruction.

U.S. media generally commented that the U.S. policy toward Afghanistan has suffered a complete failure. For example, it compares the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Kabul to a new version of the "Saigon Moment." What comment?

　　Hua Chunying said, I have noticed that the international community has paid great attention to the situation in Afghanistan and believes that the US is responsible for the situation in Afghanistan.

Whether the U.S. policy toward Afghanistan has failed and whether U.S. allies believe that the United States is unreliable, I think the U.S. and other countries will make their own thinking and conclusions.

　　But frankly speaking, since yesterday, the chaotic pictures of Kabul Airport on TV and the Internet, especially the video of people eager to follow the U.S. evacuation but unfortunately fell from the landing gear of the U.S. plane and died, are shocking. The chaos at Kabul Airport in the past few days seems familiar. , People are full of emotion.

　　The United States launched the war in Afghanistan in the name of anti-terrorism, but did the United States win?

In the past 20 years, terrorist organizations in Afghanistan have grown from single digits to more than 20. Has the United States brought peace to the Afghan people?

Over the past 20 years, more than 100,000 Afghan civilians have been killed or injured under the guns of the US military and its allies, and more than 10 million have been displaced.

The war in Afghanistan caused an average of 60 million U.S. dollars in losses every day, which severely dragged down the economic and social development of Afghanistan. The US military also paid more than 2,400 military deaths and more than 2 trillion U.S. dollars.

　　Hua Chunying said, I have noticed that President Biden said that the goal of the United States in Afghanistan is not reconstruction.

This is also true, because no matter if it is Iraq, Syria, or Afghanistan, we have seen that wherever the US military goes, all we have left are turbulence and division, broken homes, and devastated messes.

The power and role of the United States is destruction, not construction.

As State Councilor Wang Yi emphasized during a telephone conversation with Secretary of State Brinken at an appointment last night, facts have once again proved that military intervention and power politics are unpopular and will eventually fail.

If the foreign model is applied to countries with completely different history, culture and national conditions, it is difficult to gain a foothold in the end.

Solving problems with power and military means will only increase problems.

I have also noticed that President Biden said in his speech that he will not make the mistake of investing too much energy in other countries’ civil wars and reshaping other countries through endless military intervention.

It is hoped that the United States can seriously reflect on its policy of military intervention and relentless military intervention at every turn, and stop wanton interference in other countries' internal affairs under the guise of democracy and human rights, and undermine the peace and stability of other countries and regions.

(Producing Wang Jiayi)

Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]