(MENAFN- Afghanistan Times) AT News Report
KABUL: Experts and political pundits participating in the
Rana Think Tank monthly session contended the forthcoming Consultative Loya
Jirga for Peace slated for April 29 and asked for large scale support to the
ongoing peace process to stop the country toward in unrestrained and
uncontrolled indecision.
They expressed deepest concern over decades of ever-ending war,
which Afghans are only the victims. They urged government concentrate more over
peace process rather than running Consultative Loya Jirga for peace, which is
already boycotted by many influential figures. They believe peace is the only
way that can end war and stop bloodsheds across the country.
Afghanistan is a land of Jirga, and still the Afghans
maintained and favored to solve internal and external disputes, they said,
adding Jirgas have always worked in Afghanistan. They strongly backed Jirgas,
but opposed the upcoming one as they believe could not solve anything rather
making this more complicated.
Pointing toward decades of ongoing war and conflict, the
participants said peace is a long-term dream of the Afghans, but it has never
interpreted in reality, and still is a distant dream.
They called upon the government to give peace process
priority as the long-lasting conflicts have taken many lives of Afghan men,
women, elder, children and from all segment of society.
At the same time, they called for a dignified peace where it
should end the war and lead to a lasting peace and stability in the country.
Touching upon peace efforts brokered by US Special Envoy Zalamy Khalilzad, they
said that at the moment Loya Jirga is of no use, especially after progress made
during talks with US and the Taliban.
Advisor to former President, Shahzada Masoud, said no one is
opposing Jirga in its principle and also the people believe that Jirga was and
is the only remedy to bring the country out of crisis, and it worked in
Afghanistan in several occasions.
However, he said the upcoming Consultative Loya Jirga for
Peace is likely to create incredulity and doubt among the people and some
parties, where the agenda is yet to be known.
He casted doubt over purpose of the Jirga and to what end it
will be convened and questioned the process of selection. 'Whether real
representative of the nation will participate in the Jirga or the
pro-government figures will be at the turnout,' he questioned.
According to him Jirga could be useful if it was convened on
due time. 'Currently much progress made between Taliban and US members and
everything is in pending for the Afghan intra-talks.'
The Jirga was effective, when the government had no
responsibility of its convening, he said, adding when the participants invited
by the government, so clearly the people would look at it as distrustful.
He said government is making all-out efforts to turn the
result of Jirga in its benefit.
In regards to Qatar meeting cancellation, he said the
government intentionally wanted to delay the talk and let the Consultative
Jirga to run. 'The list deliberately made fat of 250-member delegation to only
be a reason for delay or revocation of the talks.'
The upcoming Jirga is not legitimate, especially after it boycotted
by a number of political parties, candidates' tickets for presidential election
and some governmental figures, he said.
He furthered that currently peace opportunity is here that should
not be missed even in the face of negligence by government side.
US has made its mind that war is no more a good strategy to
resolve Afghan conflict, he said, putting Washington's focus now toward
diplomatic ways, where consensus is already in regional countries and
beyond.
Another political expert Gul Rahim Safi said everyone favoring
peace, but still real consensus has not been made as there are some figures who
still not honest to peace process.
He called on both, Afghan security forces and the Taliban
fighters to come up to the fore with a comprehensive ceasefire to stop river of
bloods first. 'After trace negotiation should have launched to reach clear
outcome for the peace.'
There are some clusters and figures who see continuation of
war in their benefit which are not sincere in the peace process, he stated.
Others participants in the Rana Think Thank believe the
government has plan to use Consultative Loya Jirga for its electoral campaign to
ensure its lasting. They believe the key of peace is at the hand of US and
Pakistan. Unless harmonizing of these two countries, bringing peace in
Afghanistan is impossible, they said, but recent US efforts toward peace is a positive
sign of Washington to end the war.
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