Another Hungarian mission to happen in Afghanistan?
“We need to prevent a terrorist threat and further migration waves”, said the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The last US military planes left Afghanistan yesterday, bringing an end to a 20-year-long war. The Taliban hailed their victory with gunfire after the troops exited the country. The situation escalated very quickly in the past two weeks. The Taliban took over and are working on reorganising Afghanistan and returning to the old rules, where they had left off 20 years ago.
Afghan people desperately tried to flee the country in this transitional time, giving Europe a real reason to worry about another migration crisis.
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Moreover, Afghanistan’s destabilisation could directly endanger Turkey’s safety. Back in April, when US President Joe Biden announced their withdrawal, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his willingness to start a new mission in order to avoid it. As the Hungarian government seeks to strengthen its military cooperation with Turkey, the Prime Minister already indicated its possible future involvement.
Now that Afghanistan is in the hands of the Taliban again, the question resurfaces. Index.hu asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade about the mission jointly planned with Turkey and Pakistan.
“There is an ongoing coordination process about the prevention of mass migration and terrorist threat after the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan”,
they answered.
The original plans of joint Hungarian-Turkish-Pakistani cooperation were rejected when the Taliban took control over the country’s capital, Kabul. Turkish President Erdogan, however, thought otherwise. The next day he announced that Ankara would still be open for cooperation, involving prolonging the military mission and taking part in the armed defence of the Kabul Airport.
The tragic terrorist attack at the Kabul Airport last week, claiming the lives of almost 200 people, means that the Islamic State managed to strengthen its base in Afghanistan.
It could pose a significant risk to the safety of not only the neighbouring countries but indirectly to Europe, as well.
Western military help might mitigate the situation for which the involvement of Turkey can be an accepted scenario both by the United States and the Taliban.
When asked whether the government’s standpoint changed since April and
Hungarian soldiers would join the Turkish mission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade did not reject the possibility.
They wrote: “The withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan coins several serious questions when it comes to the future safety of Afghanistan and Europe. The gravest among those is the danger of a new migration wave caused by the spread of terrorism.
This terrorist threat and new migration waves need to be prevented.
The necessary steps to do so are currently being negotiated and cooperated. However, there is no decision for now.”
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The – Surrender- of The United States of America – the trillions of US Dollars – the loss of it’s Men and Women Service personel – the loss of lives of innocent people of Afghanistan – what a CATACLYSMIC Mess.
History – over Centuries – History was again – PROVEN – the Unequirvocal WINNER.
Hungary – best ADVISED – keep your opinions and nose out of this part of the TROUBLED World.
America – it’s Surrender – the high probability of a massive esculation of Political Arguement will be seen – directed at China, by America.
If – China and Russia – want to throw dirt at America – make certain it sticks BECAUSE – especially RUSSIA experieced a DEFEAT that eventuated in a Surrender in Afghanistan along similar lines to America.
China & Russia – put your hands in your Deep Pockets – and fund the situation that on a Humanitarian platform alone – will be – HORRENDOUS – what the World will see arising coming out of Afghanistan.
Hungary – dont suffer the – FATE – of those who have ventured tried and gone before.
History – History – NEVER Lies.
Hungary does not have the money nor the man power! Trillions of USD and a population base of over 100 million would do nothing there. Build a wall at the bottom of Europe!
Fully agree with Trepidation.
If the population of Afghanistan REALLY wanted to change their beliefs and culture, they would have and could have in the last twenty years
By the way, Russia was on the verge of defeating the Taliban when the US intervened and became the friends of the Taliban and help them to defeat Russia. Ironic is it not?????
Afghanistan’s population is tribal, there will not be peace there for the next hundred years. The Afghan situation is tantamount to the middle ages in EU, when kings in EU countries fought individual lords and only after the defeat of all powerful lords, did the kings manage to unite the country. There is also another similarity, a large population of Afghanistan is illiterate. The only advancement in the country is the use of Tec devises, that allow communications. The devises are mainly used by young people. The world should acknowledge the “middle ages state” of Afghan and allow the country to go through the natural development stages that happened in the EU 600 years ago. No foreign country should interfere.