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Hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan hurt the prestige of America: Pompeo
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says President Joe Biden’s decision to completely withdraw American forces from Afghanistan has damaged the country’s prestige on an international level.
In an interview on Friday, Pompeo said: “President Trump campaigned on getting out of Afghanistan and the American people wanted them out, President Biden campaigned saying he would do the same, and American people were done, tired, exhausted “
He stated that for his entire time with the CIA, the agency had a big footprint in Afghanistan. He said even when he was CIA director, “the president was pressing to get out faster, to get us out more quickly, but we were pretty clear with him that we couldn’t do it.”
Pompeo said the US intended to reach a comprehensive peace agreement in Afghanistan within three to five years, but this required the diplomatic presence of the US in Afghanistan, which unexpectedly failed.
“Historic achievement would be to pull off a peace agreement in three years or five years and we were hopeful that we had begun to head down that road,” he said.
He added that former president Ashraf Ghani opposed America’s talks with the Islamic Emirate and was afraid that America would ask him to step down as president.
However, Pompeo said that the US never asked Ghani to give up power, but that won the election by “stealing votes”.
“President Ghani wasn’t up for (peace deal) , he didn’t want to participate in it and that was most unfortunate because in the end you see what happens unlike Zelenskyy who chose to stay, president Ghani hops on an airplane and heads to some place to go live a very nice peaceful life while there’s so many people suffering in Afghanistan.”
Although many consider the collapse of the Republic system and the rise of the Islamic Emirate as a result of the Doha negotiations, the IEA, however, considers itself committed to all the obligations of the Doha Agreement, emphasizing that the United States was forced to leave Afghanistan due to the tireless struggles of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has announced that it will continue providing its essential health services to the people of Afghanistan.
In a post on X, the organization, referring to Afghanistan’s health needs, said that over the past year it has been active in various health sectors across the country, ranging from maternal and child care to emergency response, as well as the treatment of patients suffering from tuberculosis and severe injuries.
According to MSF, its teams over the past year have been present at a range of health facilities, including neonatal intensive care units, operating theatres, surgical centers, and specialized tuberculosis treatment wards, where they have delivered life-saving services to patients.
The organization stressed that it will continue ensuring the provision of health services, particularly for needy families and vulnerable communities in remote areas of Afghanistan.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan, currently run by diplomats of the previous government, has announced that it will suspend its operations in Tokyo after the end of January 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy said the decision was made after consultations with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close coordination with Japanese authorities, and in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The embassy added that after January 31, all of its political, economic, cultural, and consular activities will be halted until further notice.
Currently, Shaida Abdali is serving as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Japan.
Sadin Ayyıldız, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul, held a courtesy meeting with Zakir Jalali, the Second Political Deputy of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the start of his mission.
The Turkish Embassy in Kabul said in a post that the meeting included mutual exchanges of views on bilateral relations.
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