Brig. (Retd.) Mehmood Shah (Defense Analyst): It is a fact that the United States has been completely defeated in Afghanistan and recent bombing campaign shows its frustration. United States should have made arrangements for intra-Afghan dialogue but Washington left Afghanistan in a hurry, leaving the country in a state of chaos and anarchy. Pakistan facilitated the dialogue between Afghan Taliban and the United States at the request of Donald Trump who was US president at that time. But unfortunately, Pakistan was not invited in the ongoing UNSC meeting over Afghan situation. United States wanted to monitor China, Russia and other neighboring countries by staying in Afghanistan, but faced huge financial as well as human losses. Pakistan has always worked for a peaceful and stable Afghanistan as peace and stability in Pakistan is directly linked with peace and stability in the neighboring country.