Local Voices

For Lasting Peace In Afghanistan, The Process Needs Inclusion

Holding the negotiators accountable to the 95 percent of Afghan citizens who are victims and not perpetrators of violence is the optimal route to addressing grievances and minimizing the marginalization that contributes to new dynamics and cycles of violence.  

Safeguarding Afghanistan’s Vulnerable Millions From Coronavirus Threat

Although hugely challenging, containing the spread of the virus is essential in Afghanistan. Over 40 years of conflict, coupled with widespread poverty, have resulted in an impoverished public healthcare system that is extremely precarious under even the best of circumstances.

Cease-fire Needed To Nurture Afghan Peace

As the Taliban and the United States appear to be on the cusp of a peace deal, Afghanistan needs a lasting cease-fire to create conditions for ending more than four decades of war in the country.

International Aid Is Key To Sustaining Peace in Afghanistan

A functioning and prospering economy would be key to the success and sustainability of the imminent peace deal that the United States and Taliban are close to signing.

Current Afghan Political System Holds The Key To Peace

A possible deal between the United States and the Taliban following months of negotiations casts a shadow over Afghanistan’s current democratic political system, which promises the best path toward lasting stability, sovereignty, and development.

How To Secure Afghan Peace After A U.S.-Taliban Accord

An imminent agreement between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents must be followed by concrete steps to end the war in the country and achieve lasting peace.

Hopes For Cease-fire After The Doha Intra-Afghan Dialogue

An unprecedented meeting between the Taliban, Afghan officials, and delegates from various political parties and civil society last week has raised hopes for peace, but it must now be followed up by a cease-fire to pave the way to lasting peace in the country.

Cultural Preservation Paves The Way To Peace In Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, preserving the Silk Road may literally be the path to peace. Home to some of the world’s ancient civilizations, the areas comprising Afghanistan today have been at the crossroads of most of world history.

Why Won’t The Taliban Talk To The Afghan Government?

It is strange that the Taliban are mainly fighting a war with Afghan government forces but are negotiating only with the United States.

Regional Connectivity Guarantees Lasting Afghan Peace

Balochistan Deserves Justice In Chinese Projects

Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest but least-populated, most impoverished province, deserves a more equitable share in major Chinese investments.