After more than thirty years of bloodshed, the people of Afghanistan desire peace and stability in their country. Peace is what they wish to gift their coming generations. But hate-mongers, criminals, extremist groups and problems such as corruption, poverty and lack of justice that do much do hinder Afghans way forward, have grabbed Afghanistan like never before.

To come out of such a condition, people have a vital role to play. At the crucial juncture where Afghanistan is standing today, the Afghan government and the international community must work to strengthen voices that are raised against extremism, war and terrorism. Without public support, it would be difficult for Afghan government and its Western backers to triumph over growing insurgency.

ANSF is a source of great hope for the people of Afghanistan in regards of securing their lives. The vital juncture where Afghanistan is standing today, public support and trust play a very crucial role in boosting the morale of Afghan forces. Therefore, the people of Afghanistan must cooperate with their army and police not only to cause the transition process triumph but also help them foil terrorists' plans.

But it is only the insurgents' attacks that gain much attention as people normally neglect the successful operations of ANSF in which they kill and capture the militants who leave no stone unturned to take lives of innocent civilians on daily basis. This year there has been a number of public uprisings against Taliban militants in certain provinces of Afghanistan.

This establishes the fact that people are tired of being illegally ruled by insurgents who burn schools and cause development and reconstruction works to stop. Here is where the government should give a hand to the common people and try to alleviate their problems to gain more trust.

Amid ongoing withdrawal and transition process in Afghanistan and knowing the fact that international military and financial support will reduce in the near future, the Afghan government needs to turn towards people and address their issues to build more trust.

Public awareness program must continue. Still the Taliban have many people on their side. Taliban preach against foreign presence in Afghanistan, try to motivate common Afghans towards fight against westerners and do whatsoever it can to recruit more people into their ranks.

This process will continue for many other years. It is necessary to open the minds of people and make them clearly distinguish between a democratic system and Taliban's rule.