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Russian President Vladimir Putin said the United States achieved “zero” during 20 years of military involvement in Afghanistan, just two days after American forces fully exited the country, and “the result is sheer tragedies,” the Associated Press reported.
During those years, Putin said Wednesday that U.S. forces in Afghanistan were “trying…to civilize the people who live there, to introduce their norms and standards of life in the broadest sense of the word, including the political organization of society.”
“The result is sheer tragedies, sheer losses, both for those who were doing that—the U.S.—and more so for the people who live in Afghanistan. A zero result, if not negative,” Putin added.
Moscow was involved in Afghanistan during a 10-year war that resulted in Soviet forces withdrawing in 1989. Russia has served as a diplomatic mediator for Afghanistan in recent years.
Regarding the U.S. in Afghanistan, Putin also said, “It’s impossible to impose something from outside” and “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.”
Russia, as a mediator, has reached out to the feuding Afghan factions, including the Taliban—even though it has labeled them a terrorist organization.
