Doha agreement fails, Taliban policies plunge Afghanistan into instability: International magazine

KABUL
Persistent violations by Afghan Taliban following Doha agreement has plunged Afghanistan into intense instability and regional stability has been put at stake., says a detailed report of international magazine Fair Observer.
Report said Taliban occupied Kabul through use of force instead of pursuing path of political dialogue which was contrary to the spirit of the agreement.
The efforts by US representative Zalmay Khalilzad for presenting Taliban as moderate and trusted force also came under criticism.
According to report diplomatic strategy could not conform to ground realities due to which the elementary weaknesses of Doha agreement became exposed.
Thousands of the prisoners who were released under agreement rejoined Taliban which was declared a blatant violation. The pledges made in regard to the anti terrorism could not prove effective and Afghan land remained under use of extremist groups still.
The report disclosed Taliban gave shelter to the extremist organizations instead of stopping them.
Presence of Ayman Al Zawahri in Kabul made the claims of the Taliban more suspicious.
Presence of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Alqaeda still persists in Afghanistan which poses a big security challenge to the regional security.
According to report several countries including Pakistan are facing the threat of across the border terrorism due to Taliban policies while Afghanistan is turning into safe haven for the extremist groups gradually.
Several talks between Pakistan and Taliban including talks held in Riyadh could not reach any conclusion because Taliban had refused to accept monitoring system.
According to Fair Observer Doha agreement has failed due to lack of effective implementation and this failure has turned Afghanistan into possible hub of international terrorism.
At the end of the report it has been said that the wrong estimates made at international level and Taliban policies have further deepened instability not only in Afghanistan but also in the entire region.



