Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Raza Muhammad Khan (Defense Analyst): When the Islamic Emirate was established for the first time in Afghanistan, all the major powers did not recognize it, which gave rise to extremism and terrorism. They are going to do a blunder if they are repeating the same mistake. The United States this time has not imposed tough restrictions on Afghanistan and they have announced that the humanitarian aid will be provided to the people of Afghanistan through NGOs. When the aid is provided to the people through NGOs, half the aid goes back. NGOs cannot reach the entire people of the country; therefore they should provide aid to the Afghan government. If they will not do so, Afghanistan will be fast moving towards a failed state. India is not in favor of the Taliban and they want to create instability in Afghanistan to persuade the international community to once again come and intervene in the already war torn country. Similarly by creating instability in Afghanistan, New Delhi wants to make Pakistan’s western flank insecure. The Afghan government’s writ has not fully established in the country because it lacks funding and if the western powers keep freezing the assets of Afghanistan, it will affect the people. If the people of Afghanistan are pushed to poverty and hunger they can possibly become extremists and can help extremists and terrorists. The western countries should come to Pakistan for advice and stop getting briefing from India on Afghanistan. It is sad that the OIC is silent on Afghanistan issue. I hope that the OIC will come forward and not only recognize the Afghan interim government but also provide financial assistance to the country.