U.S. deserves blame for mess it leaves in Afghanistan: former Pakistani diplomat

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U.S. deserves blame for mess it leaves in Afghanistan: former Pakistani diplomat

STORY: U.S. deserves blame for mess it leaves in Afghanistan: former Pakistani diplomat DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): MUHAMMAD AYAZ WAZIR, Former Pakistani career diplomat and ambassador to Afghanistan STORYLINE: Afghanistan, which is in urgent need of post-war reconstruction, has been facing a worsening humanitarian crisis, economic depression and terrorist attacks since the takeover by the Taliban in August last year. The U.S.-led military coalition invaded Afghanistan under the excuse of fighting terror in October 2001, and abruptly withdrew in August last year. A former Pakistani diplomat says that the U.S., which hastily withdrew from Afghanistan in disregard of its responsibilities and obligations, deserves much blame for the mess it left behind. SOUNDBITE (English): MUHAMMAD AYAZ WAZIR, Former Pakistani diplomat and ambassador to Afghanistan "U.S.-led NATO forces in Afghanistan, they did destruction, nothing else

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