Amidst manifold troubles, deteriorating state of security stands to be the prior most predicaments Afghanistan faces at the present. Every day innocent civilians, army and police personnel are rendered prey to endless bloodletting executed by insurgents. Subsequent to every triumphant attack the incumbent government needlessly sticks, finding traces of involvement of foreign elements without putting the concerned department into question and owing a tougher stance for crushing terrorists and extremists. The chief executive of the country instead turns apologist, justifying the blood shedding by insurgents that have held country hostage and pleads them peace talks.
One of the prime reasons pushing signature of BSA into indefinite delay is the unconditional demand of peace talks with Taliban expected to be channelized by US. Despite owing soft disposition, the government couldn’t earn insurgents favor halting terror attacks instead anticipate international community stage talks. The gentle gesture earned no good-fate for the war rotten country as insurgents instead of halting, multiplied their attacks on armed forces and unarmed civilians alike.
With inclusion to worsening security condition, Afghanistan’s international relation is equally impacted. The foreign and diplomatic ties of Afghanistan battered with many countries. The international financial investments have halted, military aid is on the verge of suspension and financial aids linked to betterment of human rights condition and pro-women legislations do not seem feasible imminently.
Formerly US President Barack Obama whilst making a phone call told Hamid Karzai of US intention of full US troop withdrawal disappointed by Afghan leader's repeated refusal to sign a security pact. The ill-consequences of complete pulling out would be the same as witnessed in Iraq where Al-Qaida mushroomed in Falujah.
Keeping his words Karzai may bring uncertainties for Afghanistan as security vacuum will be created that is likely to be filled by insurgents leading civil war. This scenario can be compared to Washington's loss of focus after helping rebels oust Soviet occupiers in the 1980s, leaving a power vacuum exploited by the Taliban, which eventually harbored Al-Qaeda hatching the plan of September 11 attacks in 2001.
It is high time that President Karzai should consider revising his decisions. It should be imbibed that Taliban is now history and will never assume power provided they are not supported by any faction in Afghanistan. It is better the government diverts its attention on other aspects of governance than sticking to futile exercise of peace talks.
The goings of governance suffers acute degeneration given favoritism, misappropriation and financial discrepancy aided by government’s negligence is on the rise. Many public departments and institutions are plagued by inalienable corruption and public officials unnoticeably continue male-practices devoid of anyone’s concern whilst political figures display criminal complicity or negligence. None of the institutions seems well groomed. The billion dollar military aid couldn’t well equip and train Afghan National Army (ANA), which needs special concentration and support.
It should also be noted that there are many other factors that take the lives of the people of Afghanistan apart from terrorism and insecurity. There are many people in Afghanistan who die because of lack of rudimentary requirements of life; people die of lack of health facilities; they die of not having anything to fight against the cold weather; they die of unavailability of clean drinking water and they die of many other meager reasons. And the government’s slight attention and hard work can play a key role in improving governance and providing better assistance to the common people of Afghanistan.