The rushed and chaotic withdrawal of US-led NATO forces from Afghanistan has put an end to the 20 year long occupation and war ofthe country, leaving very few positive results and a host of unresolved and worsening problems for the wider region. The Taliban have won back the power that the western invaders had taken from them in 2001. After claiming to fight for their elimination and the eradication of their ‘terrorist’ ideology, the American leadership ended up making a deal with them without involving the government that had been installed in Kabul by Washington and its allies. The Biden administration also essentially ignored the concerns of India in the matter. The excuses invoked and assurances proffered by President Biden do not amount to an explanation or an account for the disastrously failed American policies. A Congressional investigation and a UN conference into the conduct and management of this military/political operation is called for.
