A Peaceful Withdrawal of U.S and The Need for Negotiations with Taliban:
Keywords:
Afghanistan, Taliban, Insurgency, America, Negotiation and WithdrawalAbstract
Abstract:
Afghanistan remained a war zone since the 1970s and the law and order
situation was further deteriorated by Soviet invasion. After Soviet
withdrawal, a civil war broke out among the Mujahedeen. Taliban emerged
as a hope for the security of Afghanistan in the early 90s. However, till 9/11
incident they got the control of 85% areas of Afghanistan. In 2001 Taliban
Government was overthrown by the USA and the Allies. American and the
allied forces fought in Afghanistan for at least 19 years but the situation
instead of moving for stability further deteriorated as they cannot control
the security situation in Afghanistan. This paper aimed to find the US and
the allies’ miscalculation regarding the security landscape of Afghanistan
and also for withdrawal from Afghanistan. This research paper examines
the Taliban while knowing the ground situation, cultural values and
economic capabilities of Afghanistan adopted a strategy to bleed America
and to let the Northern Alliance for the rift. They accumulated themselves
with the culture and environment and with accordance to need of public and
situation. Furthermore, the research paper also highlights the American
withdrawal from Afghanistan would further create a power vacuum which
1MPhil Scholar Department of Area Study Centre University of Balochistan Quetta
Pakistan Email: bahadurk203@gmail.com
2Dr. Para Din, Assistant Professor, Department of Area Study Centre university of
Balochistan Quetta Pakistan Email: Paradin1965@gmail.com137
could be filled by the Taliban easily. The study concludes that the peaceful
withdrawal of American will not pose any considerable threat to America.
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