16 Mar 2021 - 19:38
KABUL (Pajhwok): Fifty, fifty distribution of power between two sides in an interim government is not fair and there is no clarity about ceasefire in the strategy.
Recently, the US government shared a participatory government strategy with the Afghan government and some political parties.
Guidelines and principles for the future Afghan government, the constitution, interim government and durable ceasefire are three important features of the new US strategy.
According to the new strategy, the Taliban would be offered power in the new government and the constitution would be renewed.
But a member of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) told Pajhwok Afghan News that instead of renewing the constitution, it should be amended while the upcoming political system should be decided mutually.
Key Parties Favor Intl Summit to Decide on Afghanistan
Two key political parties, Jamiat-e-Islami Afghanistan and Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan, believe that convening the Loya Jirga – the grand council – and holding elections are not possible under the current circumstances; therefore, they see a Bonn-like conference as a viable option for opening the way for a transfer of power in the country.
The two parties say that there is a need for a national consensus around the transfer of power to a future government.
The parties called on the warring sides in the country to show flexibility to achieve a lasting peace.
“Nothing holds legitimacy except an election for the transfer of power to a transitional government,” said Subhan Misbah, the deputy head of the lawyers union.
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Taliban Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Facts
Taliban, in Pashto, is the plural of Talib, which means student.
Most members are Pashtun, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.
The exact number of Taliban forces is unknown.
The group’s aim is to impose its interpretation of Islamic law on Afghanistan and remove foreign influence from the country.
Timeline
1979-1989 – The Soviet Union invades and occupies Afghanistan. Afghan resistance fighters, known collectively as mujahedeen, fight back.
1989-1993
1994 – The Taliban are formed, comprised mostly of students and led by Omar.
Tim Willasey-Wilsey, Cipher Brief Expert
Tim Willasey-Wilsey is a Cipher Brief Expert on Afghanistan and a visiting Professor of War Studies at King’s College, London and a former senior British diplomat. The views expressed in this article are the author’s and do not represent those of any institution.
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE The US plan for Afghanistan has much to recommend it; notably the decision to involve the regional powers. The weaknesses relate to taking Taliban and Pakistani undertakings on trust without credible means of enforcement. But there may be ways of avoiding this risk by allowing the Taliban to establish themselves in Kandahar on a transitional basis.