The speed of the Afghan government’s collapse and the ensuing chaos posed the most serious test of Biden as commander in chief, and he was the subject of withering criticism from Republicans who said that he had failed.
This stands in contrast to 2001 when Central Asian countries made available their territory for U.S. bases as America hit back for the 9/11 attacks plotted by al-Qaida in Afghanistan.
The Biden administration has also been working on identifying a third country or U.S. territory that could host Afghans while their visa applications are processed.
The chaotic and unpredictable conditions in Afghanistan will have a significant impact on regional geopolitics.
After the sudden US drawback from Afghanistan, regional players are trying to take control of the deteriorating situation on the ground
Pakistan would eventually play the line that they are left to handle an apparent mess that the US and the European countries failed to control, sources added.
