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Progress and Pitfalls of “Peace-Building”
in Afghanistan
continues....
Not much analysis has been done as to understand the causal
relationship between the socio-economic sub-structure and the political
superstructures and how institution-building and political transitions are
undermined by the lack of social and economic foundations. This chapter
intends to argue that the approach towards peace-building is ad hoc.
While establishing a stable government at the center is important, enough
attention should be paid to the local political and social context.
In this context it is important to address the local socio-political contexts and the
underlying causes of the problems, for a long-term viability of the UN peace-building project. One can argue that failing to provide solutions to
the root causes of the problems that generate the war allows new conflict
dynamics to undermine peace. Therefore, addressing the local political
and socio-economic context is imperative. The analysis in this chapter is
based on the formal and informal interactions that I had with officials and
Afghan civilians, the data collected from the reports, surveys and
publications of the various organizations working there.
Combining analysis of Afghan opinions with broader contextual interpretations, this chapter attempts to understand the nuances of the peace-building process
in progress. It cannot be assumed, as is o often done as a fallacy, that peacebuilding process ends with the establishment of a new government along
with an economic recovery package. An analysis of the progress and
pitfalls in contemporary Afghanistan will be made on the theoretical
paradigm of ‘peace-building’. The discussion here would therefore revolve
around certain important aspects of peace-building like security and
demilitarization, political transition, the concept of democracy, public
perception of state institutions, economic recovery, social rehabilitation
and empowerment.
To be continued....