The United States has long considered withdrawing from Afghanistan, but Biden's swift and firm implementation of this move was a powerful earthquake, affecting not only Afghanistan and the United States, but also the region and the world alike.
What we are currently witnessing is a new dynamic in which the world is searching for another address to the international scene away from Western hegemony.
The defeat of the United States - the superpower - in front of a primitive movement, according to current civilized standards, cannot be denied.
The new network of international relations in which Afghanistan will participate under the leadership of the Taliban after its exit from the shadow of NATO;
Determine the magnitude of changes in the international balance of power.
It is very clear that China and Russia are happy with this new balance of power, and believe that they will benefit from the American withdrawal, but this does not mean that they are an alternative to the United States, according to some observers.
In this regard, Russia and China are the most prominent forces that come to mind when anticipating developments in the global scene, while some observers expect the continued dominance of the United States, and they believe that the American withdrawal was not real, but rather a mere political maneuver.
But those who espouse this view at the same time believe that the United States has irreparably damaged its reputation and image.
In fact, this perception contradicts the historical logic of the hegemony of the great powers. A country like the United States cannot accept such a major defeat, no matter what future gains may be achieved.
Other observers say that the victory at the expense of the United States belonged to China and Russia, not the Afghan people or the Taliban.
It is clear that the Taliban will not expel the United States to bring Russia and China into Afghanistan as new invaders, so this reading of events seems quite far from reality.
The liberation of the country from occupation has always been the motivating impetus for the Taliban, so it is not expected to replace China, Russia, or any other power with the United States.
It is very clear that China and Russia are happy with this new balance of power, and believe that they will benefit from the American withdrawal, but this does not mean that they are the alternative to the United States, according to some observers.
It is said that Afghanistan has very rich underground resources and that China has ambitions for them.
Yes, this is correct.
Everyone who plans to enter Afghanistan has ambitions for these resources, but until this moment, no outside party has been able to achieve returns equal to the size of what he spent in Afghanistan.
From this moment on, China or any other power can take care of these underground resources in Afghanistan, but everyone should know clearly that if the goal is to monopolize these resources, they will not benefit any party.
Of course, Afghanistan will be able to gain from operating and selling its mines, but China will not be able on its own to seize the mining assets.
There is no problem in investing in these resources away from ambitions and the desire to seize wealth, especially as this will help the country to rise and build itself again.
There is a very big difference between mutual benefit, and direct conquest and appropriation of wealth.
The country will not need any other party when the great underground resources are valued and exploited.
Afghanistan has resources equivalent to those of the Gulf states or more, and the Afghan people can use them for development through investment operations and joint ventures with other countries.
If Afghanistan exploits these wealth properly, it will be able to stop the bleeding of economic migration abroad, and may attract capital from all over the world.
But so far, the control of these resources has not been evaluated due to the constant wars and internal disturbances.
The United States could have benefited from these resources by dealing with Afghanistan in an economic framework that respects the rights of the Afghan people, rather than occupying the country and displacing its people.
Had she done so, she would not have had to bear the costs of failed projects and illusions.
The American withdrawal proved that attempts to impose cultural hegemony through occupation cannot change anything on the ground.
Politicians cannot change societies through armies, social and educational institutions, media and money injections. On the contrary, they can destroy societies in a short time.
If, for example, you erect a grandiose building on the edge of a stream; It will only require heavy rain to collapse, and then the flood will destroy and crush all those illusions, which is what happened with the equipped and trained Afghan army, which numbered 300,000 soldiers. That army was formed on the course through which the hopes of the Afghan people flowed, and the result was a flood that washed away that illusion and uprooted it from its roots.