Now that the Americans are withdrawing from Afghanistan there are no excuses!

 

Though only rarely I miss the magazine I created and run " AFGHANISTAN UK BRIDGE", I cannot help but rejoice at the prospects of the American troops and Allies leaving the country, as the tribes will work together to secure peace in the country.

The only tribes who might pose problems are the tribes where Pakistani ( who share a language with Indians) are already infiltrated and prepared to wage war against the Government and the Taliban.

 I must say that Turkish military is quite good at fighting and containing insurrection and separatist movements as the Kurdish nation knows that well, but what we also know is that the Kurdish and the Turkish worked together to defeat ISIS.

Both Turkey and the Kurdish nation have experienced direct conflicts with Russia, Turkey particularly several maritime conflicts, so these military forces are aware of the potential threat Russia presence might pose in opening colonial scars in Afghanistan, a country invaded by Russia in more than one occasion.

What is really important is that Afghans realise that turbulence, terrorist attacks will not go away because ISIS ( the dead ISIS and whoever is behind it) really will see this American withdrawal as an opportunity to cash in in random community attacks, either dressed as State police or the Taliban, by other words, the trend will be divide and micro reduce the communities to the max because Afghan tribal communities can with the help of elders and leaders quickly recover economically and engage in activities that lead to prosperity and law and order, what will save the Taliban the work of placing their troops in the ground.

The Taliban, in my humble opinion, does not benefit from attacking villages, unless there are too many threats to the future establishment of a society in the models of Saudi Arabia or Qatar where women have to be covered, there is more social shininess etc.

What is important is that Afghans know that Turkey is a successful country with a military presence in Afghanistan and therefore success will come to Afghans as well.

Not to speak of the benefits of relating and engaging with Central Asia and leaving behind China,  Pakistan and India.

The success of the Afghan people depends of developing strong ties with Turkey, Central Asia and Saudi Arabia and putting aside- cutting off completely - China, India and Pakistan.

There is an old saying " Tell me who are your friends and I will tell you who you are!"

Now is the time for Afghans to look at their own country and think of how the country will be in the future, based in their friendships and role models for the region.

What I learnt from editing and writing the magazine AFGHANISTAN UK BRIDGE  is that Afghanistan is not what it looks, is not poor , is a tremendously rich country with people who will not face any racial discrimination because Afghans are white,- salve exception of mixed Pakistani with Indian and Mongols , they are not really pure Asians,-,they are also partially Arab , so Afghans have no excuses not to integrate themselves with Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Central Asia and the financial hubs of Qatar.

Is their call if they are going to see the sun shine in their country or switch the light off for their future.

Best wishes,

Ariane Brito