Afghanistan U.S. forces withdraw, but peace is uncertain

Afghanistan U.S. forces withdraw, but peace is uncertain October 7 6:14

It has been seven days and 19 years since the United States began military operations in Afghanistan following the terrorist attacks of 2001.

In the field, while the withdrawal of US troops is proceeding in response to the peace agreement in February, the outlook for peace is uncertain as the fighting continues between the government and the insurgent Taliban.

In Afghanistan, after the terrorist attacks in 2001, the United States began military operations in 19 years, 7 days after the Taliban administration was hiding the mastermind of the case, Osama bin Laden. I will.

In February, the US military withdrawal is underway following the signing of a peace agreement between the US Trump administration and the Taliban, an insurgent insurgent, who appealed for the early withdrawal of the military.

However, in various parts of the country, fierce battles between the government and the Taliban are still ongoing, and the extremist organization IS = Islamic State has emerged, killing civilians and deteriorating security.

According to the Afghan government, about 3,500 civilians have been killed or injured in attacks by the Taliban in the six months to last month.

For this reason, the government has been in talks with the Taliban for peace since last month, but the Taliban are reluctant to ask the government to stop the fighting immediately, and the outlook for peace is uncertain.

Concerns about the reinstatement of the Taliban due to the withdrawal of the U.S. military

Many citizens of the capital Kabul are worried that the Taliban, an insurgent insurgent, will expand its territory and reinstate itself in the future as the United States is proceeding with the withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan. It was done.

Among them, a male office worker in his 50s said, "The presence of the US military has secured some security and improved our lives. However, if the US military withdraws from Afghanistan, the Taliban will take control of various areas in the future. It will expand and the fighting with the government will be more intense than it is now, and it will be in a critical situation. "

A male civil servant in his thirties said, "I am worried that the Taliban will regain power in the future. With the withdrawal of the U.S. military, the Taliban are intensifying their offensive. I'm afraid we'll be back in the Taliban era, "he said, calling for US troops to be stationed in Afghanistan for the time being until peace is achieved.