Afghanistan

This book is a collection of various articles written by eminent researchers on the aspects of finding a solution to the peace prospects in troubled Afghanistan.

"Afghan civil society is deeply upset with disunity and detachment of Taliban groups - those who are tied to regional states agendas. This detachment has also left negative impacts on their fighting capabilities and public support. Regional states, the United States, NATO, Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan are active stakeholders who want peace on their own terms, while Taliban are not an independent entity to decide the future of Afghanistan, or outline long-term peace proposals.This has created a deep problem in finding a solution to the peace problem in Afghanistan. This book is a collection of various articles written by eminent researchers on the aspects of finding a solution to the peace prospects in troubled Afghanistan."

"IntroductionChapter 1 Compromise, Consensus-Building and Trust: Missing Ingredients in Afghanistan’s Peace NegotiationsChapter 2 The Afghan Peace Process: Strategic Policy Contradictions and LacunasChapter 3 Revival of Peace Initiatives in Afghanistan: Implications for IndiaChapter 4 Transformative President Najibullah and the National Reconciliation Policy Objectives, Operations and ObstaclesChapter 5 Perils of US-Taliban Peace NegotiationsChapter 6 Russia’s Afghan Policy in the Regional and Russia-West ContextsChapter 7 The Fatemiyoun, Zainabyoun, ISIS and theFuture of Civil War in AfghanistanChapter 8 IS Penetration in Afghanistan-Pakistan: Assessment, Impact and ImplicationsChapter 9 Afghanistan Teeters on the BrinkChapter 10 Taliban, Insecurity and Peace Process in AfghanistanChapter 11 Challenges and Prospects for Daesh in Afghanistan and its Relations with the TalibanChapter 12 State-Building, Interventions and their Impact on Formal and Informal Institutions: Paradox of Contestation and Cooperation in Post-2001 AfghanistanChapter 13 Fragile Future: The Human Cost of Conflict in AfghanistanPostscriptAnnexuresNotes to ChaptersBibliographyIndex"