The United States has learned nothing from its almost half a century of effective presence in Afghanistan and Central Asia, that in the East the principle "he who gives bread, he commands" will not work.
Author: Farid Ahmad, editor-in-chief of "Sangar"
They say that when an ostrich sees danger, it hides its head in the sand, thinking that since it does not see the enemy, the enemy does not see him either. The United States has behaved this way in recent years, especially after its withdrawal, or rather, a sudden flight from Afghanistan. They also say that the ostrich does not have such a habit, but this has nothing to do with the United States.
At first, the flight from Afghanistan was portrayed as a withdrawal, but what others saw was chaos and confusion at the Kabul airport, people hanging on American military aircraft, etc., which was by no means a planned withdrawal. It was an arbitrary escape.
With the outbreak of war in Ukraine, this country around the world using international media controlled by it, such as the BBC, CNN, Voice of America, Svoboda, Iran International, and all the media that exist on the needle of US-European grants, in particular in Afghanistan and Central Asia, launched an anti-Russian campaign and pursued only one goal, to present Russia as an aggressor country and mobilize the world against it.
But the informed people of that time understood that the company of creating "hashtags" and informational brainwashing in social networks - is one of the same old and proven special methods of the US and its partners to hang noodles on the ears of the world community. Later, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg admitted that his alliance has been training the Ukrainian military since 2013, and Angela Merkel, the former German chancellor, also admitted that the Minsk agreements were signed to give Ukraine time to prepare for a military confrontation with Russia.
The US was only able to mobilize Europe and some of its less important partners in the world, such as Australia, against Russia. Today, despite the disagreement of the people and their economic and social problems, these countries provide Ukraine even with their weapons, ammunition, and billions of dollars. The US is making money while they are sinking into debt.
The US gives the Taliban 40 (or 80) million dollars a week to keep them, on the other hand, threatens them that they have banned the education of girls. Even the American partners are soft on the misogyny of the Taliban. Why? Because the Taliban is their own project and it is different from the cases of the war in Ukraine and Mehsa Amini in Iran. And their only effort is to force the people of Afghanistan and the anti-Taliban resistance to accept this group of ignorance thrown from the Middle Ages into the 21st century.
When the United States saw that its anti-Russian propaganda and plan to mobilize the world against Russia had failed, it took other measures. By analogy with the incitement of anti-Russian sentiment in Ukraine, Washington actively supports political forces in the Central Asian states that take openly Russophobic positions.
Thus, during a visit to Kyrgyzstan in October of this year acting US Assistant Secretary of State Elizabeth Trudeau, in addition to negotiations with representatives of the country's leadership, also met with local non-governmental organizations and "independent" journalists. At the same time, the purpose of this event was officially declared to be the organization of work to “counter the disinformation of Russia and China” in the Central Asian republics.
Such destructive activities of Washington are aimed at breaking deep all-around ties between the countries of the region and Russia. This, among other things, was confirmed by Anjali Kaur (in the photo), Deputy Assistant Director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). In September, the politician said that the White House's efforts "to strengthen democratic institutions, promote the principles of the rule of law and respect for human rights are really aimed at 'separating' Central Asia from Russia.
The goals of the visits of American delegations to the Central Asian countries are approximately the same each time - to persuade the republics to impose sanctions against the Russian Federation. Thus, the countries of the former USSR are experiencing the effect of the “soft power” of the United States, which has already been tested by Washington in Ukraine. The stake in media resources that do not obey the central government, and the radicalization of the population, especially young people under the slogans of “democratization”, are in fact designed to subordinate the countries of the region to American dictates.
A familiar scenario: The US, through the power of “NGOs” and “independent media,” hit the corrupt government of Ashraf Ghani in Kabul so hard that he lost all support from his people. But thanks to them, the ground was prepared for the Taliban to come to power. What a masterpiece! Willingly or unwittingly, the pioneers of democracy were placed at the service of terrorism.
Similarly, the United States wants the Central Asian countries to play the role of Ukraine in its competition with China and Russia, and using its leverage, especially through the banking system, interferes in the internal affairs of the Central Asian countries with the same Ukrainian scenario. One example is the problems in the banks of the countries of this region due to the “MIR” regime, the details of which did not get into the media.
Does the United States really think that everyone is stupid and does not understand that America wants to use them temporarily and against themselves? Or does it consciously want to force everyone to accept its terms and rules of the game? After all, who will burn down their own house? And why does the US think that the countries of Central Asia will go for it?
The United States has learned nothing from almost half a century of effective presence in Afghanistan and Central Asia, that in the East the principle “who gives bread, commands” does not always work. At one time, it was not stipulated that for billions of dollars of aid, the countries of Central Asia should join the anti-Russian and anti-Chinese policy of America. These powers have also invested huge sums in the development of the region, far exceeding the "democratic capital" of America.
You see, apart from a few pro-American "NGOs" and a handful of inexperienced young nationalists who have not yet felt the American whip in some countries of Central Asia, not a single intelligent person has agreed to go along with the Russophobic policy of the United States. Even those "human rights activists", "independent journalists" and "American cadres", who profited from American money for 20 years and were even taken to America by the Americans after the fall of Kabul, today are ashamed to support the country that supports them. Everyone understands that the US ruined and betrayed Afghanistan. The same Taliban, who receive millions of dollars in cash from the US every week, brag every day that they have defeated America.
American morality is realized through "ostrich politics", hence, it does not reach anywhere...