New Delhi: Any incident happening in Central Asia can affect India. That’s why Indian diplomats and diplomatic experts keep their eyes fixed on every incident happening there. Nowadays, India is also keeping a close watch on Afghanistan and the Taliban because Afghanistan significantly affects the affairs of Central Asia and Pakistan, so it is necessary to keep an eye on small and big incidents there. This has become all the more necessary due to the rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan, whose terrorists have been creating problems in Kashmir with the help of Pakistan. Recently, the Supreme Leader of the Taliban, Haibatullah Akhundzada made Maulvi Abdul Kabir the caretaker Prime Minister of Afghanistan.
Now there is no distance from the Taliban
India had severed relations with the Taliban at one time. Taliban was seen as the natural enemy of India. Was. But ever since the US left Afghanistan after 20 years and allowed the Taliban to capture Kabul, the situation has become very different and India has opted to engage the Taliban in the dialogue process instead of keeping distance from them.
Need to consider a new hire
India is actively trying to build a bilateral relationship with the Taliban. In such a situation, the appointment of a new Prime Minister in the Taliban for some time emphasizes the need for India to understand and analyze the new situation even if the appointment of Maulvi Abdul Kabir is temporary.
Why caretaker
The current Prime Minister of Afghanistan, Muhammad Hassan Akhund, is not in good health, so Maulana Kabir has been brought in and will continue in office until Akhund recovers, he has been the Prime Minister of Afghanistan since 2021 when the Taliban returned to power, but the media According to reports, his heart health is not good.
A big role in talks with America
Maulvi Abdul Kabir is a member of the Jadran tribe in the eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan. He was the governor of Taliban-ruled Nangarhar province from 1996 to 2001. But he is most known for playing an important role in the negotiations for the Qatar Agreement with the US.
Greatest achievement
It is said that it was because of Maulana Kabir that the Doha deal became possible, due to which the US and the Taliban agreed on the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan and a blueprint for peace could be prepared there. In this agreement, it was also agreed to work on finding a political solution through dialogue within Afghanistan.
Maulana Kabir’s status continues in the Taliban
But immediately after the departure of the American army, Afghanistan quickly took control of the whole of Afghanistan. Nothing happened as planned during the Doha Agreement and the Taliban continued the restrictions on women. But even after all this, Maulvi Kabir’s status and importance in the Taliban do not decrease.
Even before this, Maulvi Kabir has performed many responsibilities for the Taliban after 2021. He was initially selected as the deputy economic aide to Akhund and then became the political deputy to the prime minister of the Taliban. His selection shows how his stature is increasing in the Taliban. This is not a big change for India at the moment. But the Ministry of External Affairs of India is currently negotiating with Afghanistan and the Taliban by organizing training programs at the cultural level. Maulana Kabir can contribute more to India in this
