Search for peace in Afghanistan will not succeed unless all parties relinquish entrenched thinking | The Indian Express

Search for peace in Afghanistan will not succeed unless all parties relinquish entrenched thinking | The Indian Express

Search for peace in Afghanistan will not succeed unless all parties relinquish entrenched thinking

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 8:54:20 AM

As the talks begin, the Taliban is in a position of strength. If the Kabul-based Afghan political class had succeeded in consolidating the republic and had kept the Taliban confined to a small area, it would have had the upper hand.