The second phase of security transition to Afghan forces was launched on Friday. The event came as fear and concern about a post 2014 period remain widespread. The country has been waiting for a more secure and promising period since the very first days in its modern history but less has come true for it. Since the beginning of the 21st century that implied a promising start for Afghans, the country has enjoyed all-out supports from international community and particularly the United States of America.
Irrespective of how effective the aids have proved Afghanistan received a warm welcome from donor countries soon after Taliban was ousted from power and an environment of pro-democracy and freedom emerged here.
No need to say, the donor countries have had huge mistakes in conceiving the ground, designing plans and approaching the subject here. But the nation has always waited for the time when president Karzai government takes a step to fight ineffectiveness, inefficiency, corruption and malfunction. It has made hollow pledges and has taken measures that have proved somewhat counterproductive.
Going to experience an era of nascent democracy, human rights and fragile peace, Afghanistan will have no more opportunities to recommit past blunders, continue anomalous politics and remain short-sighted. Ethnic politics, factional approaches and friction-based policy making have made the democratization process linger in Afghanistan.
Historical annals support theorists asserting that Afghanistan will not survive tensions, conflicts and ethnicism unless democracy is rooted here and reliable democratic institutions and principles prevail over all decisions taken to affect the nation. Economic growth, political development and peace building will remain far from achieved if government spends more time exempted from accountability ant remains nontransparent.
Moreover, the transition raises higher level of fear as Taliban is recognized as a political opposition group occupying their political mission in oil-rich tiny kingdom of Qatar, home to thousands of US navy forces.
The so called peace talks are coming more skeptical as Taliban are offered more-than-enough advantages. Withdrawal of the NATO forces, coming in coincidence with opening Taliban's political office and the continued transition phases have alarmed the nation who have long waited for justice and freedom. The recent moves by US and Afghan government to concede easily against the fugitive Taliban demonstrate serious skepticism on near future happenings here.