Open AccessElementary & Secondary Education Department Mardan, KP Pakistan
Author(s) -
Amir Zaman,
Riaz Ahmad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
conflict studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2285-7605
DOI - 10.24193/csq.33.4
Subject(s) - afghan , insurgency , terrorism , nexus (standard) , political science , politics , government (linguistics) , democratization , dilemma , democracy , presidential system , development economics , political economy , public administration , economic growth , sociology , law , engineering , economics , linguistics , philosophy , epistemology , embedded system
Afghanistan that remained the epicenter of terrorism and insurgency in the post 9/11 incident, suffered irreparable loss in both human and infrastructure, is now heading towards an era of peace and political stability. The signing of the peace agreement on February 29, 2020 by both the US government and the Taliban is a great development for strengthening democratization and power-sharing among the stakeholders in Afghanistan. However, certain hurdles stand in the way of peace and stability. This paper discusses some of the key areas such as the dilemma of Afghan presidential elections, Pakistan’s controversial role, role of neighboring countries and the Indo-Afghan Nexus. Lacunae in the US-Taliban agreement to the exclusion of the Afghan government in the agreement and the threat of the ISIS are some of the other hurdles in bringing peace and stability in the country. Bargaining among the US and Taliban and the various stakeholders of Afghanistan is the only viable solution to the problem which provides the basis for theoretical framework. Keywords: Peace, Hurdles, Afghanistan, Taliban, US