Negotiating with the Taliban : toward a solution for the Afghan conflict / Talatek Masadykov, Antonio Giustozzi, James Michael page.
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TextLanguage: Series: (Crisis States Working papers series No. 2)Publication details: London : Development Studies Institute (DESTIN), 2010.Description: 22 p. ; 30 cmISBN: - 17491797
- 17491800
- Pamphlet DS371.4. M373 2010
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Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University | Pamphlet DS371.4.M373 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00035524 |
Cover title.
“January 2010”.
“Working Paper no. 66 ; development as state-making”—cover page.
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary: “This paper discusses the debate on reconciliation and negotiations with the Taliban, its future prospects and the role of the United Nations within it. It provides an outline of the current conflict as well as a discussion of the role of the UN and ISAF within it, from both a political and a legal perspective. We argue that the very fact the conflict in its various phases has been going on for so long offers opportunities for reconciliation. The bulk of the paper is inevitably dedicated to analysing the position of the different actors vis-à-vis negotiations. We deal with both pro-Afghan government and anti-government players, as well as with international actors. We review in detail past initiatives aimed towards reconciliation and explain why they did not succeed. In our conclusion we highlight some possible future steps to be taken”—(p. 2).