The 20-year mission in Afghanistan for which the United States (US) had sacrificed tremendous blood and treasure ended in the worst way imaginable with a poorly planned and executed withdrawal that saw the Taliban immediately retake power and form a hardline interim government that includes known terrorist leaders. The manner in which the US handled negotiations with the Taliban over the last three years contributed to the speed with which they were able to over-run the country in August 2021. The return of Taliban rule will likely increase terrorism challenges both for the region and on a global scale as groups like Al-Qaeda rebuild in the country and foreign terrorist fighters relocate there to find shelter under a regime ruled by fellow Islamist radicals. Moving forward, the US must work with like-minded nations to condition assistance and diplomatic recognition on the Taliban meeting certain human rights and counterterrorism conditions and improve its remote counterterrorism capabilities.

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在阿富汗收拾残局：需要更明智的外交和有针对性的反恐

在阿富汗执行的 20 年任务中，美国 (US) 牺牲了巨大的鲜血和财富，以最糟糕的方式结束了计划和执行不力的撤军行动，塔利班立即重新掌权并组建了一个强硬的临时政府，其中包括众所周知的恐怖分子领袖。美国在过去三年中处理与塔利班谈判的方式促成了他们能够在 2021 年 8 月超越该国的速度。塔利班统治的回归可能会增加该地区和该地区的恐怖主义挑战在全球范围内，像基地组织这样的团体在该国重建，外国恐怖主义战斗人员迁往那里，在由伊斯兰激进分子统治的政权下寻找庇护所。向前进，