Talks bring peace on the horizon for Afghans
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All-Afghan talks that brought together Afghanistan鈥檚 warring sides ended yesterday with a statement that appeared to push the country a step closer to peace, by laying down the outlines of a roadmap for the country鈥檚 future and ending nearly 18 years of war.
Washington鈥檚 Peace Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has said he is hoping for a final agreement by September 1, which would allow the withdrawal of the US and NATO troops. He will begin the eighth round of peace talks with the Taliban later also in Qatar鈥檚 capital, Doha, where the two-day conference was held.
Yesterday鈥檚 statement said that a post-war Afghanistan would have an Islamic legal system, protect women鈥檚 rights 鈥渨ithin the Islamic framework of Islamic values,鈥 and ensure equality for all ethnic groups. The much-touted conference was attended by Taliban, Afghan government representatives, women and members of the country鈥檚 nascent civil society. It aimed to produce a new level of consensus among Afghanistan鈥檚 fissiparous society.
No date was given for the tougher negotiations to follow, when the many sides in Afghanistan鈥檚 protracted conflict will sit down to hammer out the details of what an Islamic system will look like, how constitutional reform will come about, and what will become of the many local militias affiliated with the country鈥檚 powerful warlords. They will also have to tackle how women鈥檚 rights fit into the definition of the 鈥淚slamic values,鈥 as well as whether to set up an interim administration.
There was no mention of a cease-fire, which Khalilzad has said the negotiations on the final deal would address.
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