US achieved ‘zero’ in Afghanistan, says Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticised the United States’ involvement in Afghanistan, stating that the US has achieved “zero” within the nation. Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the US engagement in Afghanistan (Photo: File)Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticised the United States’ involvement in Afghanistan, charging that its 20-year-long army presence within the nation has achieved “zero.”

Putin mentioned Wednesday that for 20 years, the US army in Afghanistan “was trying … to civilise the people who live there, to introduce their norms and standards of life in the broadest sense of the word, including the political organisation of society.”“The result is sheer tragedies, sheer losses, both for those who were doing that — the US — and more so for the people who live in Afghanistan. A zero result, if not negative,” Putin mentioned.The Russian president added that “it’s impossible to impose something from outside” and that “if someone does something to someone, they should draw on the history, the culture, the life philosophy of these people in the broadest sense of the word, they should treat their traditions with respect.”Moscow, which fought a 10-year battle in Afghanistan that ended with the Soviet troops’ withdrawal in 1989, has made a diplomatic comeback within the nation as a mediator over the previous few years. Russia has reached out to the feuding Afghan factions, together with the Taliban — though it has labelled them a terrorist organisation.Read | New govt in Kabul ought to ‘totally dissociate’ from all terrorist teams, Xi tells PutinRead | Russia skips inviting India to essential meet on Afghanistan; China, Pak, US invitedClick right here for IndiaRight this moment.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.