Peace deal between US and Taliban has increased tension in Afghanistan, says Commodore Uday Bhaskar

In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat's News Editor Bilal Bhat, retired Commodore Uday Bhaskar said that the Doha deal between US government and Taliban has turned into an ugly conflict, increasing tension in the region. He further said that India's consistent policy has helped in the development of Afghanistan, thus restoring democracy and making significant changes.

Hyderabad(Telangana): The Doha deal between the Donald Trump led US government and the Taliban seems to have brought no end to the violence in the region rather it has escalated tensions leading to an ugly conflict between an invisible enemy and the civilians population. The recent gruesome killings of newborn babies in the city of Kabul by unidentified gunmen reflects that perpetrators are in no one's control and fear looms large over people who have either been part of the present dispensation or with earlier regimes.

Post 9/11, US troops had entered into the region aimed at bringing down the Taliban to what they called giving peace a chance by restoring normalcy in the entire Afghanistan. The war against the Taliban seems to have reached somewhat close to an ending but violence still remains in the region. The peace deal after almost two decades of war between the US and the Taliban is looked at critically by some analysts calling it an honourable exit from the war torn Afghanistan and an attempt to withdraw troops safely from the region.

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President Trump after the deal was done called the engagement of US troops a US troops a 'long and hard journey in Afghanistan'.

"It's time after all these years to bring our people back home", he said.

India’s consistent neutral political position in the region with its contribution in building of roads, constructing of schools and of the parliament building has made significant difference in the lives of Afghans but Pakistan’s role in bringing Taliban in the talks with the US is equally important, says Commodore (Retd) Uday Bhaskar, Director, Society for Policy Studies while discussing with Bilal Bhat about India’s Afghan policy in the changing scenarios.