Joe Biden’s decision is supported by many experts, the military, politicians and commentators. They talk about an agreement that Trump has already negotiated, they say an end to a war that has lasted forever, they remind that Afghanistan is a graveyard of empires, they refer to the non-combat surrender of the Afghans and believe that what matters in the Confrontation with China, it is a healthy economy and an accessible army. To all this, they add that the Middle East and oil routes no longer matter in a world dominated by the economy of climate change. And there are those who believe that the Taliban have moderated or modernized themselves, and those who believe in their claims that women will have rights “in the context of Islamic law.”
Americans will have to assess whether Joe Biden is a good president and how good their strategy is. A few days ago, polls showed that voters wanted a recall. Although, in the meantime, in view of the images mentioned by the Minister of Defense of Portugal, many are changing their minds. But Biden believes that once they get out of the news opening, public opinion will forget the topic and be grateful for the end of the war. However, in Europe, the problem may take longer to disappear.
The main voice speaking on behalf of the European Union was Vice President and High Representative of the Commission Joseph Borrell, who announced the temporary strengthening of the European delegation in Kabul, which is working to provide immediate asylum for some 400 Afghans who have collaborated with Europeans and Europeans. It is more revealing that it will be necessary to talk with the Taliban, who, in fact, are in power. The development of two main problems of European leaders will depend on them: migration and terrorism.
The first problem is the risk of a huge influx of refugees – they are not immigrants, they are refugees; they do not run away for economic reasons, they run away because they rightly fear for their lives. Admittedly, they will have to pass through several countries before entering Europe, and refugees tend to stay in the safest place closest to home, but the truth is that Afghans are already the second largest group of asylum seekers. in Europe, right after the Syrians. Given the desperation we’ve seen in recent days, this number is likely to rise.
And it is true that in the midst of an avalanche of people it will be difficult to understand who is who and why. This, as expected, worries European leaders. While they say it is our duty to welcome those fleeing persecution and human rights abuses, European leaders feel that their constituents do not like it when many foreigners arrive in their countries in disorder. Otherwise, they promise to take refugees – hundreds, not thousands – while, like Macron, talk about the need to avoid fueling new routes of illegal immigration.
