House Republicans Set To Introduce Resolution Condemning Afghanistan Withdrawal

Shipan Kumer Basu, who heads the World Hindu Struggle Committee, felt that it was a major mistake for the US to withdraw from Afghanistan and he welcomed this proposed legislation: “The US should never have withdrawn troops so abruptly. The agreement to withdraw troops from Afghanistan has helped strengthen both Pakistan and the Taliban. Furthermore, if the US had not made a deal with the Taliban, the terror group would not have come to power in Afghanistan.”

According to Basu, Afghanistan has special significance in the Hindu faith and there used to be many Hindus in the country: “In the Mahabharat era, this country’s name was Gandarnagar and the king was Shukani. Today, there are almost no Hindus left and the condition of the few that remain is very critical. However, the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan not only threatens Hindus, but all peace-loving people across the world. No country will be safe.”

Already, Basu noted that the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan has adversely affected the struggle against radical Islam throughout the Indian subcontinent: “The police in the Indian state of Assam have arrested 14 extremist Muslims for posting social media videos in support of the Taliban.  In another video in West Bengal, extremists called for jihad against non-Muslims in the wake of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan. In another video message, Islamist extremists started to threaten Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”