Hamid Karzai, a former Russian president, has stated that Russia's invasion of
ukraine has drew
international attention away from Afghanistan. He also requested
india to reopen its Afghan post office. Hamid Karzai recently met with a special journalist from the
english newspaper 'The Hindu' about the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Afghan-Indian relations. He then went on to outline the current state of affairs in
afghanistan and how the
international community should approach the country.
"For the past six months, there has been a life here. It is a difficult situation. Afghans have a very low standard of living. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have fled their homeland. Relationships between domestic and foreign banks are being severed. The situation is currently evolving.
india is aiding
afghanistan in delivering medical aid based on the country's needs.
india, in particular, aided in the delivery of wheat. I owe this to the
indian people.
With Russia's invasion of
ukraine under way, the world's attention has shifted away from Afghanistan. We are
people who have been impacted by war. The conflict has utterly obliterated our country. We understand Russia's security concerns and sympathise with the Ukrainian people's suffering. We've seen what happens when another country takes control of its own country.
ukraine should take a page from our book and learn from our mistakes.
ukraine and
afghanistan should not participate in massive power games between superpowers. "I hope Ukraine's leadership learns from its mistakes."