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After the barbaric attack today that killed 100 innocent civilians, I have been thinking about how we can bring peace to Afghanistan. This seems to be an herculean task but I have been thinking how we could proceed in order to finish this bloodbath.
In order to bring peace first we need to know what we want to achieve. Some Afghans are calling for partition and even genocide on several social networks, but this is something irrational and even inadvisable for it will create further bloodshed. I believe we should focus mainly on making Afghanistan a good place to live for all Afghans. In other words, coexistence.
In my opinion some measures and steps must be taken to finish the war:
1) First off we must acknowledge that we can not defeat the Taliban. Their movement is deeply rooted in the Pashtun rural society. Taliban are not Punjabis nor Pakistanis as the Afghan official propaganda claims but rather fellow Afghans. They won't go anywhere soon.
2) Although urban Afghans despise Pakistan we need to comprise. We need to reach an agreement with them. Pakistan has some legit concerns when it comes to Afghanistan. Pakistan fears to be sandwiched between India and Afghanistan. So we need to take steps in order to appease this country.
3) Our country is being used as a battlefield for the Desi civil war. Its a proxy war between Pakis and Indians and they are using Afghans life to advance their agenda. This must stop. In order to do this, we need to ask India to leave the country. Pakistan won't stop its support to the Taliban as long as India is involved in Afghanistan. We need to reassure Pakistan that India won't we allowed to use our soil against her. I have come to despise India. This country is too hypocrite and deceitful and they are very happy to see Muslims butchering each other.
4) Afghanistan must address the TTP and BLA issues. We should offer Pakistan their leadership if they accept to deport the Talib leaders to us. Trade both.
5) Pave a road from Peshawar to the Central Asian countries for Pakistan. Pakistan needs to trade with those countries so we should let them do so. In return Pakistan should pave a road to be used exclusively by Afghans in Gwadar.
6) Recognize the Durrand Line, which is already an international border anyway.
7) Fence the border. A better border management would help a lot.
8) Engage in peace talks with the Taliban with no pre-conditions. It must be taken seriously. War has become bread and butter for many people in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
9) Total war against he radical elements within the Taliban. By total war I mean that we should be merciless. No prisoners. Just like the Paki army did with the TTP in Zarb-e Azam.
10) Reform the government. The current system is a joke, it doesn't work. It needs serious reforms. I am not a huge fan of current nation-states, but in order to get rid of them first we need to create and environment where its mere existence becomes meaningless.
11) Regional cooperation. Afghanistan is doing a good job by getting involved in regional projects such as TAPI, the Lapis Lazuli corridor, Chabahar port or CASA-1000. Working together will bring people together, with better economy war becomes meaningless.
12) Education. Million of children are right now studying in Afghanistan. They are our best asset for a brighter future. We need to to do our best to make those children able to change the country. Current generations are a failure and its not their fault but we need to focus on the future.
13) Afghans need to change their mentality. Stop with this stupid ethnic hatred, wasting their time with endless arguments about Massoud, Najeeb or Daoud Khan. They are all dead. Move on. And also Afghans need a better nihat. Afghans need to stop blaming other people for all their miseries. Need to grow some balls and try to behave like rational adults.
Many other steps must be taken but I believe if we manage to at least achieve some of these it would be a huge victory and would help to make the country a but more stable.
In order to bring peace first we need to know what we want to achieve. Some Afghans are calling for partition and even genocide on several social networks, but this is something irrational and even inadvisable for it will create further bloodshed. I believe we should focus mainly on making Afghanistan a good place to live for all Afghans. In other words, coexistence.
In my opinion some measures and steps must be taken to finish the war:
1) First off we must acknowledge that we can not defeat the Taliban. Their movement is deeply rooted in the Pashtun rural society. Taliban are not Punjabis nor Pakistanis as the Afghan official propaganda claims but rather fellow Afghans. They won't go anywhere soon.
2) Although urban Afghans despise Pakistan we need to comprise. We need to reach an agreement with them. Pakistan has some legit concerns when it comes to Afghanistan. Pakistan fears to be sandwiched between India and Afghanistan. So we need to take steps in order to appease this country.
3) Our country is being used as a battlefield for the Desi civil war. Its a proxy war between Pakis and Indians and they are using Afghans life to advance their agenda. This must stop. In order to do this, we need to ask India to leave the country. Pakistan won't stop its support to the Taliban as long as India is involved in Afghanistan. We need to reassure Pakistan that India won't we allowed to use our soil against her. I have come to despise India. This country is too hypocrite and deceitful and they are very happy to see Muslims butchering each other.
4) Afghanistan must address the TTP and BLA issues. We should offer Pakistan their leadership if they accept to deport the Talib leaders to us. Trade both.
5) Pave a road from Peshawar to the Central Asian countries for Pakistan. Pakistan needs to trade with those countries so we should let them do so. In return Pakistan should pave a road to be used exclusively by Afghans in Gwadar.
6) Recognize the Durrand Line, which is already an international border anyway.
7) Fence the border. A better border management would help a lot.
8) Engage in peace talks with the Taliban with no pre-conditions. It must be taken seriously. War has become bread and butter for many people in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
9) Total war against he radical elements within the Taliban. By total war I mean that we should be merciless. No prisoners. Just like the Paki army did with the TTP in Zarb-e Azam.
10) Reform the government. The current system is a joke, it doesn't work. It needs serious reforms. I am not a huge fan of current nation-states, but in order to get rid of them first we need to create and environment where its mere existence becomes meaningless.
11) Regional cooperation. Afghanistan is doing a good job by getting involved in regional projects such as TAPI, the Lapis Lazuli corridor, Chabahar port or CASA-1000. Working together will bring people together, with better economy war becomes meaningless.
12) Education. Million of children are right now studying in Afghanistan. They are our best asset for a brighter future. We need to to do our best to make those children able to change the country. Current generations are a failure and its not their fault but we need to focus on the future.
13) Afghans need to change their mentality. Stop with this stupid ethnic hatred, wasting their time with endless arguments about Massoud, Najeeb or Daoud Khan. They are all dead. Move on. And also Afghans need a better nihat. Afghans need to stop blaming other people for all their miseries. Need to grow some balls and try to behave like rational adults.
Many other steps must be taken but I believe if we manage to at least achieve some of these it would be a huge victory and would help to make the country a but more stable.
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