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Context
Global and regional powers must desist from playing the ‘Great Game’ and build peace
Current situation in Afghanistan
- Violence escalated this year
- The new ‘South Asia’ policy hasn’t yielded any major results, as violence continues on the ground.
- The statement from the Taliban rejecting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s offer of talks “without preconditions” and calling for the targeting of American forces in Afghanistan as part of a “spring offensive” signals the security challenge.
- According to the U.S., Afghan forces control just a little over half the territory today, down from nearly three-fourths in 2015
Different countries have different agendas in Afghanistan
- Growing U.S.-Russia tensions are creating space for proxies for both on Afghan soil, and the attacks by al-Qaeda and IS-related terror groups have their roots in the larger war between Iran and the Arab world
- Tensions between India and Pakistan cast a shadow over Afghanistan, with India’s development assistance under attack.
- Driven by the desire to secure itself from Islamist groups, China is trying to build a rival military base in Afghanistan.
Conclusion
Defeating terrorism in Afghanistan needs every stakeholder to put aside differences, and acknowledge that the current situation is a danger to all.
