TY  - BOOK
TI  - Talking about talks : : toward a political settlement in Afghanistan
AV  - Pamphlet UA853. A3.
PY  - 2012///
CY  - [Place of publication not identified] : 
PB  - [Publisher not identified], 
KW  - Afghan War, 2001-
KW  - Internal security – Afghanistan.
KW  - National security – Afghanistan
KW  - Peace-building – Afghanistan
KW  - Military assistance, American – Afghanistan
KW  - Postwar reconstruction – Afghanistan
KW  - Afghanistan – Foreign relations – United States
KW  - Afghanistan – Politics and government – 2001-
N1  - (Asia report ; No. 221); Cover title; “26 March 2012”; Includes bibliographical references; Contents: Executive summary and recommendations—I. Introduction—II. A history of failure—III. Competing interests—IV. False dichotomies, flawed strategies—V. Negotiations in context—VI. Toward a political settlement—VII. Conclusion—Appendices
N2  - Summary: “A negotiated political settlement is a desirable outcome to the conflict in Afghanistan, but current talks with the Taliban are unlikely to result in a sustainable peace. There is a risk that negotiations under present conditions could further destabilise the country and region. Debilitated by internal political divisions and external pressures, the Karzai government is poorly positioned to cut a deal with leaders of the insurgency. Afghanistan’s security forces are ill-prepared to handle the power vacuum that will occur following the exit of international troops. As political competition heats up within the country in the run-up to NATO’s withdrawal of combat forces at the end of 2014, the differing priorities and preferences of the parties to the conflict – from the Afghan government to the Taliban leadership to key regional and wider international actors – will further undermine the prospects of peace. To avoid another civil war, a major course correction is needed that results in the appointment of a UN-mandated mediation team and the adoption of a more realistic approach to resolution of the conflict…”—(page summary)
UR  - https://doi.org/10.29171/azu_acku_pamphlet_ua853_a3_t355_2012
ER  -