Those who have been closely following the events related to Afghanistan knew very well from the very beginning of the emergence of Taleban that the U.S. was out to bring Zaher Shah back to power in that country through a long-term strategy.
A news dispatch from Islamabad yesterday said that an Afghan cleric Mowlavi Abdolqayum has extended his support to Zaher Shah, who has been living in a suburb of Rome since he was toppled in 1973.
Abdolqayum suggested that Loya Jerga, or the traditional mass gathering of Afghan tribal heads, should call a meeting to discuss the return of Zaher Shah to power.
Another report, also from Pakistan, said that a three-member delegation has been dispatched by Zaher Shah to Afghanistan to talk with the Taleban about Loya Jerga.
The Taleban are the brainchild of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which fostered the backward militia in religious schools in Pakistan in cooperation with the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
The U.S. pretends to be displeased with the presence of Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, although this presence itself is of a mysterious nature.
But the fact is that Saudi Arabia, the closest U.S. ally in the region, as well as Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have recognized the Taleban's rule over Afghanistan.
The U.S. is going to keep the Taleban in power until their date of expiry and then replace them with a regime more acceptable to the international community.
Several oil companies from the United States are anxiously waiting for this to happen. An American oil company has already signed a multibillion dollar agreement for the construction of a pipeline and transfer of gas and oil from the Caspian Sea to the Indian Ocean via Afghanistan.
Several U.S. companies are putting pressure on the U.S. Administration to settle the issue of Afghanistan so that they may start lucrative business through that country.
Now as a replacement for the Taleban, the U.S. is trying to restore Zaher Shah to power. The U.S. has so far made lots of blunders, but restoring Zaher Shah will be yet the worst mistake in the U.S. record.
Many observers believe that the brave Afghans who once overthrew the dictatorial royal regime in their country by making great sacrifices will never allow the return of dictatorship to their country and will strongly foil the U.S. attempts to revive monarchy in Afghanistan.
What is in fact needed and wanted by the Afghan people is a broad-based government in which all ethnic and religious groups have a share in power.