The Challenges to Nation-Building

in Afghanistan continues....

Building up a war-torn nation does not merely require scaling up of relief for physical reconstruction. To rebuild a war-torn nation, several diverse interconnected strategies are required: support for livelihoods, small communities, demobilized soldiers, women, people with disabilities, cultural heritage and structures—all are vital to the assistance  and reintegration of different war-affected groups.

The range of changes brought about by conflict needs to be identified and incorporated in any reconstruction strategy. Therefore there is an acute need for reliable and up-to-date base-line data, a basic prerequisite for defining needs and also for planning, designing and evaluating reconstruction interventions.

Any effort at nation-building during this transitional phase will require the efficient tackling of spoilers like warlords, the Taleban and other irritants. Politically neutral spaces, if possible, have to be created for civil society to mature and contribute positively to any ongoing peace negotiations or processes. Civilians have to take control effectively in order to contribute to the nation-building process and the international community and the

regional powers have to assist them in the process.

The Challenges to Nation-Building

in Afghanistan concluded!