A week after the withdrawal of the U.S. military in Afghanistan How to build a relationship with the Taliban

Withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, 7 days will be a week.

As the insurgent Taliban rushes to establish a new government, the challenge is how the United States will build a relationship with the Taliban and how to deal with the threat of terrorism beyond Afghanistan.

Following the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001, the U.S. military deployed in Afghanistan completed its withdrawal on the 30th of last month, local time, when the last military aircraft left the capital Kabul.

As the insurgents Taliban rush to establish a new government, the United States has sent Secretary of State Blinken and Secretary of Defense Austin to Qatar, which has built relationships with the Taliban, and the focus is on what kind of relationship it will have with the Taliban in the future. increase.

Also, in Afghanistan, more than 100 people were killed in a suicide bombing that is believed to be caused by the regional organization IS = Islamic State on the 26th of last month, and the international terrorist organization Al Qaeda is still active, so the threat of terrorism has not subsided. Hmm.

Following the withdrawal of the troops, President Biden has indicated that he intends to eradicate terrorism by collecting information from bases in neighboring countries using unmanned aerial vehicles and air strikes.

Counterterrorism Engagement US Army retired lieutenant general “Counterterrorism becomes difficult”

Michael Nagata, a retired lieutenant general of the U.S. Army who has been engaged in counter-terrorism measures for many years, said that it is "possible, but more difficult" to collect information and air strikes from neighboring countries. I showed the view of.

As for the reason, "The important role of ground troops is to collect information about terrorism through humans. It can be obtained by building relationships, which cannot be done by drones and robots. Ground troops are gone. It's hard to get enough useful information right now. "

"Unmanned aerial vehicles must be based in bases far away from Afghanistan, requiring more aviation fuel and less time to operate locally," Nagata said. He pointed out that the time to carry out the operation will be shorter than before.

Meanwhile, on the 29th of last month, the U.S. military bombed the capital city of Kabul with an unmanned aerial vehicle, and according to U.S. media, many citizens, including children, died as a result of collusion, and criticism has been raised both domestically and internationally.

Mr. Nagata said that it was just a general theory, "It is difficult to distinguish terrorists because they are mixed in with civilians. The most important way to distinguish is to collect information on the ground, but it is no longer possible." He expressed concern that civilians would be involved in the operation.