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US bogged down in Afghan quagmire

Iran’s ambassador to Kabul says offhand remarks by some American officials on a plan to disintegrate Afghanistan show Washington’s failure in the country.

“These injudicious comments indicate Americans’ failure in Afghanistan and are part of their attempts to get out of the quagmire they are in,” Fada Hussein Maleki was quoted by Fars news agency as saying on Monday.

“Americans have made terrible mistakes in Afghanistan and the whole region over the past eight years and created serious problems for the people in the region. They (Americans) are constantly involved in trial and error,” he added.

The top Iranian envoy further pointed out that the adoption of any unwise position will affect regional equations, adding “offhand remarks as such” will backfire on them.

According to Maleki, the stance adopted by the former US ambassador to India concerning Afghanistan’s disintegration suggests Americans have no proper understanding of the realities in the Afghan society.

“Historical evidence show Americans and the British have always sought to upset political and social equations in regional countries and change the regional structure. However, these plots have been foiled thanks to the vigilance of governments and nations in the region,” he underlined.

The Iranian official urged Americans to think of a ‘face-saving withdrawal’ rather than adopting hasty and imprudent stances.

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