The US and other allies of Afghanistan in the war against terror have already decided that they would end the war in Afghanistan by the year 2014. After 2014, when the international security forces would have withdrawn completely, Afghanistan is expected to shoulder the responsibility of the security and management of the country itself. However, there are real concerns regarding such an expectation.

Reiterating the commitment of US to end the war in Afghanistan, US President, Barack Obama, has once again ensured that the transition to Afghan forces would be completed by 2014 as he had promised before he was elected as a president.

Speaking to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Nevada on Monday, July 23, he said that US war against terrorism was being won as Osama bin Laden was already defeated and Al-Qaeda was on the road to be conquered. He also showed his satisfaction from the ongoing transition period and hoped that the security transition to Afghan forces would result in better conditions in Afghanistan.

It is important to see that US has been urging to end the war against terrorism but more important is the fact that the war should be concluded properly, not just ended. Proper conclusion would require doing more than what is being done in the security transition. The transition of security arrangements alone would not solve the issues in Afghanistan; rather the overall scenario has to go through a transition.

The country has to seek a suitable reconciliation process and above all the Afghan political system has to go through a process of change so as to make it able to govern its people properly. There have been controversies regarding Afghan government and its capacity to deal with the challenges within the country.

In fact, it has been observed that Afghan government has not been able to provide rudimentary requirements of life to majority of its people and have not been able to seek appropriate solution to various political problems that influence the system to a great extent. There has been a label of corruption and many, both in national and international circles, do not believe that it has the potential to achieve 'good governance'.

Though the international community has, on various occasions, emphasized that their support is conditioned on the basis of good governance yet there has not been major steps taken by Afghan government to make achievements in this regard. A decade of support and assistance seems to have gone in vain and the country still suffers from myriads of problems.