Michael Kugelman is a US-based foreign policy expert and Director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center. He stated that Donald Trump, if re-elected as president, would be less likely to focus on women’s education and human rights in Afghanistan.
Kugelman noted that the US negotiated the deal to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan during Trump’s previous tenure. Harris was part of the administration that supported and enforced this decision, Anadolu Agency reported.
He believes that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) might be more inclined towards a Trump administration.
“With Afghanistan, I think the Taliban (IEA) will be okay with whoever wins, but may lean a bit more toward wanting to see a return of Trump. But in the end … it could live with whoever wins the election,” he said.
He explained that Trump, as president, would be less likely to focus on women’s education in Afghanistan. He would also pay less attention to human rights issues in the country.
“The key question for the Taliban (IEA) is which president would be more likely to consider scaling up assistance to Afghanistan. This includes particularly focusing on development assistance. Trump is more inclined to explore financing opportunities,” he said.
However, he cautioned that, at the same time, Trump would not want to start violating US sanctions and giving aid to the Afghan government.
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