INSAF MEDIA CELL Analysis Brief of Print Media Tuesday June 25, 2013 Article > The News > Opening bid for peace by Dr Maleeha Lodhi Despite a faltering start, the opening of a Taliban office in Doha raised hopes of installing a full-fledged Afghan peace process. Although last week’s move ran into early difficulties, it nonetheless marked a significant milestone in diplomatic efforts aimed at a negotiated settlement of the twelve-year-old war. The Qatar process was revived only after Obama’s re-election, changes in his national security team and Pakistan’s vigorous intercession with Washington in early 2013 to give the Doha track a decisive push. What injected urgency into the effort was the looming deadline of 2014 when Nato combat troops depart Afghanistan. Then there are questions beyond the immediate. What kind of political accommodation is possible among parties with little or no trust between them? How will differences over the Afghan constitution be reconciled? There are more questions than answers, but then everyone accepts that forging peace will be harder than waging war.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:08:57 +0000
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