Dominate South Asia

"Peace is won by fighting." Muhammad sat in his seat, looking at the report from Afghanistan. After crushing one of their plots, the remaining guys were very honest, so honest that Durrani thought they should be let go, but Osama didn't think so. Those who killed the Afghan guerrillas should be punished!

Of course, it can't be in this name. After all, the two sides have already negotiated, and those things can't be mentioned again. However, when the new government starts to run stably, it will launch an anti-corruption campaign. None of those guys will be clean, and what awaits them will be legal sanctions!

Of course, this is only one aspect. Continuing to develop Afghanistan's economy is still a top priority. For a country with poor land, agriculture is almost difficult to achieve self-sufficiency. They must rely on industry. There are many minerals in the mountainous areas. Continuing to mine the mines and developing Afghanistan's traditional handicrafts is the most appropriate way.

The relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan has become closer. Afghanistan is the source of raw materials, and Pakistan is the industrial center. The two sides cooperate and develop together!

What makes Muhammad happiest is seeing the integration of various ethnic groups.

In later generations, the root cause of Afghanistan's endless wars is the conflicts between various tribes. Those tribes have always lived in their own tribes, and conflicts often broke out because of various small problems. After the Soviet Union left, several warlords fought endlessly. Now, such a situation will not happen.

Economic development has promoted the integration of ethnic groups. Whether it is the Pashtuns, Tajiks, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Nuristanis and Balochs, etc., people of these ethnic groups are now working together in mines everywhere. Running trucks together on transportation routes and working together in factories, not only men, but also many women, have begun to look for jobs. When everyone is struggling for their own happy life, there will naturally be fewer incidents of fighting for lofty ideals. Belief is just a belief. People still have to eat and live.

This is also Muhammad's purpose. Poverty and backwardness are one of the reasons for war. Afghanistan must get rid of poverty and get on the right track!

Muhammad was very satisfied when he saw the government work report written by Dana. He couldn't help but think of the time when they had fought together during the most difficult years. Who could have thought that Dana, who was almost illiterate at the time, would become the prime minister of Afghanistan now?

"Mr. President, the American ambassador is visiting." At this moment, the assistant reported to Muhammad.

American ambassador? Muhammad put down the report in his hand. The change of the president of the United States has been officially completed. President Reagan stepped down and Bush Sr. took office. Now Bush Sr. is preparing to pay a friendly visit to China. When the new president takes office, there will be new adjustments to the national defense policy. I wonder what new tricks Bush Sr., a warlike guy, will have?

Muhammad was thinking in his heart while asking someone to invite the American ambassador in.

After Bush Sr. took office, he also began to rotate various personnel under his command, and the Pakistani ambassador was also replaced by a new candidate, Robert, a former congressman in California, and a shareholder of a famous American investment company. During Bush Sr.'s campaign. He raised millions of dollars in campaign funds for Bush Sr. After Bush Sr. won the election, he rewarded Robert by sending him to Pakistan to represent the United States. He became the US ambassador to Pakistan.

Now, it is the first official contact between the ambassador and the President of Pakistan.

Robert, 45 years old, is still an energetic middle-aged man. He is tall, with messy brown hair, a tall nose bridge, fair skin, and a face full of American confidence and arrogance.

"President Muhammad, it's nice to meet you." Robert said to Muhammad with a stiff smile on his face. He had just become a diplomat and did not have that kind of professional smile, as if it was forced out.

"Mr. Robert, you are very welcome." Muhammad said, "What's the matter with you coming to see me this time?"

"It's about further strengthening our cooperation." Robert said, "We understand that your fighters are gradually aging and need new fighters, so we are willing to continue to export a batch of Tomcat fighters to you. The price is very favorable, almost the ex-factory price of Grumman, which is more favorable than our navy's own use."

Muhammad was stunned. He certainly knew what the other party meant. Now, Pakistan is intensively copying Tomcat fighters. In addition to the first prototype used for static testing, the new fighters produced are almost all used for test flight. Since they are copied from mature models, it is expected that by the end of this year, there will be pre-production models, which will be slowly equipped with troops.

In other words, Pakistan is no longer worried about its new fighters. In this case, the United States actually wants to provide Pakistan with a batch of Tomcat fighters. Their intention is very clear, that is, to obstruct Pakistan's independent fighter development!

There is a precedent for this. Israel wanted to develop the Lion fighter on its own. As a result, in order not to affect its own fighter exports, the United States forced Israel to terminate the development plan of this fighter.

However, Pakistan is not Israel! Israel is surrounded by enemies, and the United States is its strong backing. However, Pakistan only has a cooperative relationship with the United States, and it is definitely not a relationship of dependence on the United States!

Of course, diplomacy requires diplomatic means. Mhammad thought for a while and then said: "Then we need the Air Force to conduct an assessment to see how many more fighters we need, and then look at our treasury. How much money to allocate.”

Assessment, appropriation, this step by step, there is no problem in delaying it for half a year, we will wait until then!

"Okay, we in the United States are very much looking forward to this arms sale, which can continue to bring us closer." Robert said: "We are also very happy to see that peace is returning to Afghanistan, and the Soviet Union has begun to withdraw its troops. , you should also return some of the weapons and equipment we lent to you, right?"

The E-3 early warning aircraft and the Patriot missile system were originally loaned to Pakistan. Pakistan cannot just regard it as its own. Those Tomcat fighters that are still in South Africa and participated in the Angola War can continue to be loaned to Pakistan first. But it’s time for Pakistan to return the rest of the weapons!

In Robert's vision, Pakistan was definitely unwilling, so he had already prepared his words. What should be returned must be returned on time! The United States does not require rent, which is already very good!

"Of course." Mhamad answered simply: "In order to prevent accidents, we planned to wait until the Soviets completely withdrew from Afghanistan before returning it to you. If you want it now, then We can also return it to you now. I will sign the order to have all the equipment transferred."

Mhamad was so cooperative that many of Robert's words were in vain. For a moment, Robert seemed to think that those people in the country were wrong. Many people said that Mhamad was like a businessman and greedy. Now it seems, Hamad seems very reasonable.

"Also, you borrowed money from our country several times during the war. The total amount borrowed before and after has exceeded 18 billion U.S. dollars. I hope you can repay our low-interest loans as soon as possible. Many of them are It’s expired,” Robert continued.

Eighteen billion dollars! The Americans have not made statistics on each loan. The original Tomcat fighter jets, Phoenix missiles, the second batch of F-16 fighter jets, various ground weapons, and arms sales one after another, Pakistan almost all has very little. Most of the payments were made on credit. Now, the total amount is almost 20 billion US dollars!

Most of them are low-interest or even interest-free. Since the US dollar is constantly depreciating, now that Pakistan pays the original amount, the United States has already lost a lot. In the past, it was to fund Pakistan's fight against the Soviet Union. Now, after the war is over, it's time to settle the score!

Robert felt that this job was not easy to do. Pakistan had borrowed so much debt. How much could he collect if he came to collect the debt?

But Hamad's attitude just now was very friendly. Maybe now, he can nod, OK, Pakistan will repay it immediately!

In the past, Pakistan could never afford to pay back its annual GDP of only 40 billion US dollars. It would be absolutely impossible to give half of it all at once. But now, Pakistan is no longer poor.

Various basic industries have been established, various commodities are exported, and even the business of transporting oil has been taken over. Pakistan's current GDP has reached hundreds of billions of dollars! It is already comparable to a European capitalist country.

If the United States knew that Pakistan was robbing Indian temples, it would get back tens of billions of dollars in wealth. The last time it manipulated the international financial market, it made tens of billions more, and it would probably push Pakistan to demand more debt.

After hearing Robert's words, Hamad did not pretend to be poor and cry about poverty. Instead, he immediately picked up the phone next to him and said inside: "Call the Minister of Finance here immediately."

As the president of a country, it is impossible for Mhamad to do everything by himself. Now, when he heard that the other party was demanding payment, he immediately called the finance minister.

A few minutes later, Sheikh Shoat, dressed smartly in a suit and tie, arrived at Mhamad's office. (To be continued ~^~)