Afghanistan is a war ravaged country for the last four decades. The civil war and the foreign interventions have dilapidated the country. The trials and tribulations of its populace needs to mitigated to say the least. Some of the observations in this regards are:
- Afghan government is completely out of picture in the peace process, which casts shadows on the viability of the peace efforts. The total isolation of Afghan government has made it to appear fragile and inured the Taliban spirits.
- Taliban prime demand is the announcement timeline for pull out by the US troops.
- Afghan government sustains on western aid and military support. Ghani wants the US pull out to be gradual while Trump Administration does not seem to agree with this proposition. Trump promised to pull out from Iraq and Afghanistan during his election campaign. The much talked-about pullout of US troops has lacerated the fragile Afghan government.
- There are is some skepticism on part of Afghan and Western intelligentsia regarding Taliban ability to keep their promises.
- Question marks regarding permission of girls participation in state building and access to education still persists. However, it is learned that Taliban have assured the US interlocutors and other negotiators that they will grant basic rights to women. Furthermore, Taliban favor peaceful ties with neighboring countries and the west in order to enable the flow of aid into the country.
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