First 100 Days: Trump’s Afghanistan Policy ‘More of Military Involvement’

Some Afghan political experts say the U.S. President Donald Trump’s Afghanistan policy has shaped more of military than diplomatic.

The experts stressed the government should maintain a balance approach towards the world’s great powers.

“The diminution of diplomatic relations and multilateral foreign policy of the U.S. in the region could be the concerning issues for Afghanistan but we need the mentality for combating both Taliban and Daesh, and that not to support the Taliban against Daesh,” said Afghan Political Analyst, Mehdi Manadi.

Trump has not visited any country, including Afghanistan so far, but he had phone conversions with Afghan National Unity Government (NUG) leaders President Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah, as he assured on continued U.S. support to Afghanistan.

In Trump’s first 100 days major events were, dropping of the largest non-nuclear bomb on an IS-K tunnel complex in Afghanistan, followed by the visit of U.S. National Security Adviser Gen. H.R. McMaster and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to Kabul; moreover, the U.S. military officials’ request of boosting foreign forces in Afghanistan.

The Acting Spokesman of President Ghani’s Office, Shah Hussein Murtazawi; however, said: “We have defined and strategic relations with the United States,”

 “The visit of U.S. officials to Afghanistan and also the phone conversations between Afghan President and U.S. President, all helping both countries to boost ties and work together”.

This comes as many U.S. experts criticizing the Trump’s Afghanistan policy, urging the President to review Washington policy towards Kabul.

Reported by Qiam Noori, Edited by Shakib Mahmud