On Tuesday October 09, United Nations and Afghan lawmakers rejected a warning from the International Crisis Group (ICG) that the government in Kabul could collapse after the 2014 withdrawal of foreign troops. JánKubiš, the UN secretary-general's special representative for Afghanistan, told journalists in Kabul: "I don't think it will happen." He believed the country, stoutly supported by the world community, would successfully come out of the crisis.

Also on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior accused the group of painting a diametrically opposite of the situation in Afghanistan. Ghulam Siddique Siddiqui said: "The authors have failed to strike a balance between perceptions and realities." President Hamid Karzai's spokesman denounced the report as an attempt at foreign interference in the upcoming elections. "We believe the report has particular political goals and agenda."

People in Afghanistan and many analysts, politicians and authorities throughout the world are earnestly, and to a certain extent dubiously, waiting for the end of the war in Afghanistan. The war against terrorism in Afghanistan has taken more than a decade and is expected to end to a certain degree after the withdrawal of international troops in 2014.

At least, for the international community involved in Afghanistan, the war will end, and US has made commitments on certain occasions that the war in Afghanistan will be concluded responsibly, which means that peace and tranquility will be guaranteed before the international troops leave Afghanistan. However, achieving such a scenario would be a challenging task. ICG had even claimed that the Afghan government may fall after the withdrawal.

Though, it is not advisable to make such a pessimistic picture of the future state of affairs, it is really important that Afghan government and international community must make their utmost efforts to guarantee stability and order within the country.

A thorough strategy has to be carried out by the relevant authorities to guarantee peace and defeat terrorism and Talibanization. It is necessary that realization of Talibanization as a process must be made and extensive measures must be carried out to nip the evil in the bud. It must be comprehended without any ambiguity that the social and traditional patterns in Afghanistan and the bordering areas of Pakistan are structured in such a way that can spawn Talibanization easily.

Economic hardships, Illiteracy, religious extremism, rigid traditional values, and obsolete tribal norms are the factors that are multiplying the number of militants and furthering the cause of terror and terrorism. Even they are turning into a valuable market for those who have ill intentions of spreading terror.

These are the objective facts which must be put in mind while dealing with the issue of terrorism and Talibanization. Military expeditions must be considered temporary options and measures should be carried out on strategic level to put an end to this menace. Equipping counter-terrorist forces with latest weapons and extensive trainings are fine but these are not the ultimate options for the war against terrorism.

The power structure in remote areas on both sides of the border that generate militants must be comprehended fully and a proper movement that has the tendency to deal with all the complexity of the situation should be launched. The governments of both the countries should take appropriate and determined efforts for curbing Talibanization through social development and reforms in addition to fighting militarily.

To end the war responsibly in Afghanistan the better part of the world still has to fight with those who support terror and spread it. A responsible end to the war is confirmed when the security of the people of Afghanistan are ensured and the possibilities of the resurgence of the terrorists and the return of instability are eradicated. War would never end if the ground is left for the opposing forces to occupy; it would end when tangible conclusions are reached with the opponents through dialogues and negotiations.