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050	0	0	_aPamphlet UA853. _bA3. _cT355 2012
245	0	0	_aTalking about talks : _btoward a political settlement in Afghanistan
260			_a[Place of publication not identified] : _b[Publisher not identified], _c2012.
300			_aiv, 45 pages : _bcolor map ; _c30 cm.
500			_a(Asia report ; No. 221)
500			_aCover title.
500			_a“26 March 2012”.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_aContents: 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.
520			_aSummary: “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).
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650		0	_aAfghan War, 2001-.
650		0	_aInternal security – Afghanistan.
650		0	_aNational security – Afghanistan.
650		0	_aPeace-building – Afghanistan.
650		0	_aMilitary assistance, American – Afghanistan.
650		0	_aPostwar reconstruction – Afghanistan.
651		0	_aAfghanistan – Foreign relations – United States.
651		0	_aAfghanistan – Politics and government – 2001-.
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