WRITTEN BY AIZAZ KHAN
After investing $975 billion, losing 2372 soldiers along with many other minor and major causalities, The US and the Taliban have finally signed a landmark peace agreement after about 20 years of war that could result in American troops leaving Afghanistan within 14 months.
The agreement signing ceremony was attended by foreign ministers of Pakistan, Turkey, Russia and some others, along with high officials from all over the world.
It’s a long discussion, itself serve as a long story, however, let me enlighten you with the probable warnings that might happen in the post treaty situation. To understand post treaty situation let me bring you 30 years back in the history when USSR left Afghanistan.
After the withdrawal of Soviet troops, Afghanistan plunged into a civil war causing further destruction. The Afghans began killing each other. Civil war brought a variety of social ills in Afghanistan, such as poverty, ethnic strife, inequality of women, and widespread thievery, kidnapping, and banditry.
Blood feuds handed down through generations are legendary, and revenge was regarded as a necessary to redress the wrongs. The civil war strengthened these tendencies. The ongoing civil war continued to kill, wound, and displace hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Kabul was largely without electricity since 1994. Water, phones, and sewage systems had been destroyed. Years of war had separated and impoverished extended families that traditionally cared for widows and fatherless children.
Many were left to fend for themselves. Some provinces began experiencing famine in the 1990s and diseases of malnutrition were being reported for the first time in decades.
Three years after USSR departure in 1992,the Afghan Taliban were able to formulate Coalition government in Afghanistan. Now the question is, will Afghan Taliban try to control central government after US departure? The answer is quite clear, if we look at the Afghan political government and their strengths, they are not even able to secure their internal stability, then how one can expect, it will be they able to stop any type of external aggression!
Doha treaty gives rise to several questions. If everything goes according to the plan nevertheless it will lead to good consequences but keeping in view Afghan history it is too early to celebrate.
God forbid if Doha treaty leads to civil war it will be more destructive than the previous civil war after USSR departure. This civil war will not be only limited to Afghanistan but will also effect the neighboring states especially Islamic republic of Pakistan.
Now coming to closing lines, I will would like to say that after this historical treaty if everything goes in right direction, Afghanistan will become a peaceful state, though there are more chances that new civil war will begin which will ruin everyone’s life.
Afghanistan cannot bear and host another war. May almighty Allah proves this treaty a way that lead to prosperity for all the people of Afghanistan.
(The writer is a student of B.S International Relations, at National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad Pakistan.He can be reached at izazkhattak321@gmail.com)
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