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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Pilster, Ulrich

Titel

Afghanistan: Peace through Power-Sharing?

Ist Teil von

• The Washington quarterly, 2020-03, Vol.43 (1), p.121-141

Ort / Verlag

Washington: Routledge

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Pilster examines the use of power sharing to stop the war in Afghanistan. After 40 years of war, peace may finally be possible in Afghanistan. As of February 2020, US-Taliban talks are at the verge of a breakthrough. In those negotiations, the United States is seeking assurances that Afghanistan will not become a platform for international terrorism again. The Taliban, in turn, are after a withdrawal of international forces. Still, while a US agreement with the Taliban is an important step toward peace, such a deal will not be enough by itself. The more difficult part still lies ahead: the Taliban and the current Afghan political elites need to negotiate a peace through power-sharing, a political arrangement in which both parties can take part in government together.