intra-Afghan talks

The consensus is that negotiation is the only way out of the conflict for Afghanistan, but that only holds true if the international community is united. It’s not.

During the 2001 Bonn Conference, the U.N. opted for a “light footprint” that delegated its civilian development role to foreign military forces. That cannot happen again.

The proposed summit is said to be scheduled to open on April 16, but the pieces are all still in flux.

Will it be May? Maybe not.

Can men who have failed so many times before to secure Afghanistan’s future truly chart a better way forward?

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai says a proposed peace deal put out by the U.S. offers the best chance forward beyond the stalled talks.

Yet another elite-based peace agreement, rather than one centered on the people, simply assures a future conflict in Afghanistan.

Most Afghans will have difficulty recovering from a failed peace process in which they and their government have invested so much hope.

Will the Biden administration finally end the U.S. presence in Afghanistan?

Violence remains high in Afghanistan as negotiators take a break. Talks are expected to resume in early January.

After nearly three months, the Afghan government and the Taliban have reportedly agreed on a three-page document setting out the rules and procedures for talks.