Taliban: the New Super Power?

At the time of invasion of Afghanistan it was clear in the minds of Americans that they will enjoy a quick and comprehensive victory against those who were alleged to be terrorists, blood thirsty savages, threat to the civilized world, a burden on the face of this planet and were declared disqualified for any possible negotiation. The contrary has proven to be true today. Instead of winning the war Americans are now facing a devastating defeat, and have found themselves on there knees to negotiate those who were declared as blood thirsty terrorists [in fact Americans are the ones who have proven worthy of wearing the titles they tagged Taliban’s a decade ago. This is evident from the manner in which every day in America we see any high ranking government official telling to the world that they are negotiation with the Taliban. Interestingly the Taliban's are denying with an equal intensity of receiving Americans on a negotiation table. This makes one feel like Afghan Taliban are the one who deserve to be called the superpower of the world; a true turning of tables indeed. It is important to ask at this point that what have actually caused this historic flip and that Americans are know found to be a defensive and humiliating state, as never seen before. The history tells us that such a situation arises in a battle field only when one party knows that they don't have much cards left to play with ... After 10 years of spendthrift of their military, technological and economic resources, Americans have now realized that they are running after a ghost, therefore they are now left with no option other then to beg in front of Taliban to get to a mutually agreeable situation.

Misadventure of Iraq and Afghanistan has indeed been unimaginably heavy for the American economy to bear. The military expenditure is as huge as 1.5 trillion dollars, and if all social, economic indirect expenses are included then the figure accumulates to as much as 6 trillion dollars; in view of various independent analysts as a result American economy has now been indebted so much that bankruptcy seems to be just around the next corner. It is perhaps this economic pressure which has forced Americans to think to find a financially viable alternative. However if Americans escape like a goat from battlefield then they would have to pay another cost in terms of global humiliation, as never seen before, subsequently diluting America image of the most powerful country in the world. Perhaps to safe its face, the option which now seeps plausible to Americans is that of Negotiation with Taliban.

Hamid Karzai is a puppet erected to power by American Government. It would not be possible for Karzai to imagine such a royalty without Americans. The present situation should have neared Karzai with Americans even more; however in a press conference on 19th June 2011, Karzai's words stunted the journalist community and the world. Karzai alleged America as a selfish aggressor and invader. Analysts suggests that Karzai also believes now that American victory in Afghanistan is as much possible as in a fairy tale, that is why the Americans are now trying to find a state of peaceful coexistence with the Taliban as well.

If we look closely then it will become only clearer to us that such a response from Karzai is vivid proof of American defeat in Afghanistan. If situation would have been the other way around, then Karzai would not have dared to utter such words. The extent of American helplessness can be estimated from the bitterness with which Karzai has come up, which is being tolerated as Americans now know they don't have anyone other then Karzai who could support their agenda in Afghanistan. 

This is the status of a world super power which is present in Afghanistan with its 49 allies. It is also important to note that the Taliban have approved Americans not even once for the said negotiations, it’s the Americans and its allies who have been stepping forward indeed. It is the Americans who have changed their stance toward the Mujahedeen’s, not the Mujahedeen who instead are still strong on their views and consider Americans as an aggressor, invader and occupier of their lands. They also believe that the only and only solution of these crises is to through Americans out of Afghanistan.
The altered stance of Americans in fact proves that there was no ethical or moral foundation of the narrative Americans held against Taliban in the beginning, as otherwise they would not have step forward to negotiate with those who were declared as blood thirsty terrorists, traitors, drug dealers, enemies of the civilized world etc, by none other then the America it self. Today we see that military and economic might (so called) has brought no advantage to American position against Taliban. With all its might they were not even able to produce any anxiety, disturbance or disunity among the ranks of Mujahedeen.

In amongst of all the chaos America is also trying create a conflict between Taliban and Al-Qaeda as an option of last resort, perhaps this is due to the confidence America has got due to OBL assassination, which is wrongly assumed, by Americans, to have shaken the ideological foundations of Mullah Omar or Al-Qaeda. However a job which America couldn't do when it was in a much stronger position in Afghanistan, how can it be done now when the evidence of American defeat are visible as never before.