China trying to take over Bagram air base, uses Pakistan against India: Nikki Haley

WASHINGTON: The United States needs to keep a close eye on China, as it could try to take over Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan after the Taliban captured the war-torn country and use Pakistan to do so. is getting stronger to go against India, a former US diplomat has warned.
U.S. envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley said President Joe Biden has lost the trust of U.S. allies following his hasty decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. He said there are many challenges facing the US.
The United States must make sure that Americans are protected and that the country’s cybersecurity is strong “because actors like Russia will continue to hack us because we show no signs of willingness to fight,” he said.
“We have to watch China because I think you will see China make a move for Bagram Air Force Base. I think they are also making a move to Afghanistan and trying to use Pakistan to get stronger to go. against India. I have a lot of problems, “he said.
In July, the U.S. military left Bagram airfield, its key base in Afghanistan, after nearly 20 years. At its height, Bagram’s base was home to tens of thousands of American troops.
“The most important thing (Biden) should do is strengthen our allies, strengthen these relations, modernize our military and make sure we are prepared for the cybercrime and terrorist crimes that are targeting us,” he said in response to a question.
He said it is time for President Biden’s administration to get in touch with his key friends and allies such as India, Japan and Australia and assure them that the United States will have its back.
“The first thing you have to do is immediately start connecting with our allies, be it Taiwan, Ukraine, Israel, Israel, India, Australia, Japan, and assure them that we will have our backs and that we need them too,” he said. dir Haley.
“Secondly, we need to make sure that we are making an anti-terrorist effort around the world because we will see it now: with this moral victory that jihadists have, you will see a strong recruitment campaign around the world. You will see situations of wolf more lonely, “he added.
Haley criticized Biden for his disastrous withdrawal from US forces in Afghanistan.
“At the end of this speech that President Biden delivered, it was the beginning of the lame duck presidency for Joe Biden,” he said.
“I mean, he has lost the trust of all the military and the military families of which I am proud to be a part. It has lost the trust of our allies who are now negotiating without us because they do not know why we are doing what we are doing, ”he said.
Biden, she said, has lost the trust of the American people. “If we look at the fact that jihadists are celebrating the streets because the United States has been left out of the city and left them with equipment and ammunition worth billions of dollars as a gift for the house,” he said.
“We could not ask for a more shameful and humiliating situation than we have right now. The world is definitely a dangerous place. Just because we’re out of Afghanistan doesn’t mean this war is over, ”Haley said.

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