The withdrawal of troops began with the Taliban’s promise to negotiate with the Afghan government and prevent terrorist groups from using Afghanistan as a haven and a site for international attacks. But in the months since, some international observers have questioned the Taliban’s commitment to releasing its allies in al Qaeda and other such groups.
The 20-member government team includes only three women – not five, as previously believed – to see how Afghan women are fighting for equality, despite many promises, were often proven wrong.
Her career reflects the benefits that women have reaped from the hard work they have done in Afghanistan’s patriarchal culture – the benefits that they must now accept the Taliban in the future system. One delegate, Habiba Sarabi, was the first woman governor of the province of Afghanistan. Second, Fawzia Kuofi, a mother, fought as a deputy speaker of the Afghan parliament; Third, Sharifa Zurmati was a journalist before turning to politics and entering Parliament.
The Taliban team includes some representatives who negotiated a deal with the United States. But they brought in a new key negotiator: Maulvi Abdul Hakim Hakkin, an influential religious scholar who has led the Taliban’s network of Islamic courts in recent years.
Arrived in Doha for the opening ceremony on Friday, September 11 – 19 years after the terrorist attacks on the United States in the wake of the invasion of Afghanistan, a perfect reminder that most Americans hope to be safe and secure. Stable Afghan democracy is imperfect, and will soon be incapable of any time.
Nevertheless, Mr Khalilzad – who was an adviser to the US government during the Cold War, was funding the United States to push the Soviet troops out of Afghanistan – he said there was still room for the country to reach some kind of balance.
“The Afghan tragedy, no one will be able to explain the formula and then I will stick to it,” Mr Khalilzad said. “After the departure of the Soviets there was a great victory, the Afghans got this great victory. The rest of the world benefited a lot from it: we became the only superpower, Eastern Europe became independent, Central Asia became free. But Afghanistan continued this disintegration. Afghan – They won, but they lost.
