It happened earlier than expected: after twenty years the Taliban reconquered Kabul in the early afternoon and are preparing to proclaim the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan which will forever remember August 2021th XNUMX as a historic day, even if not in the best of meanings . It is the logical consequence of US decision to withdraw troops, as President Biden had promised in the electoral campaign that brought him to the White House because most American citizens no longer wanted to send their young people to die in Kabul or invest large sums for a mission that was increasingly incomprehensible. However, the methods and timing of the American retreat leave us very perplexed and in the last meeting of the NATO Council both Great Britain and Italy said they were against it.
The new masters of Afghanistan promise moderation and swear that they will not use force against those who have collaborated with the falling Kabul regime but only the facts will soon tell the truth. "We assure the people that there will be no revenge," said a Taliban spokesman. In these years the Taliban have tried to change their face and, after having represented the receptacle of international terrorism, they now present themselves with a more diplomatic image that aims at full international recognition and a peaceful transition, but it is too early to tell how the Afghan situation will really evolve.
Meanwhile, the president of Afghanistan, Ghani, has disappeared and is believed to have already left the country. The Taliban they exclude any transitional government and they want to immediately control all the levers of power without bloodshed, while the great flight from the Asian country of the civilian population and embassy personnel begins.
In fact, the problem of evacuating diplomatic personnel from Kabul now arises. The American embassy is now deserted and the stars and stripes flag has been withdrawn as evidence that the headquarters is now empty. The Italian one is also preparing for the complete evacuation and the return home of all personnel is expected ad horas: the Farnesina has sent a Boeing to Kabul airport and in the next few hours the return of the first contingent is expected. And obviously there is also the refugee emergency who, even if not in large numbers, are preparing to knock on Europe's door.
