Since I was born, I remember the story of war and bloodshed in Afghanistan. The legend to conflict never ended and there is no day without killing of hundreds of civilians and other innocent people. More than three out of every 10 families have given sacrifices in this country. As a result, there are dozens of orphaned children and widowed women begging for their survival on Kabul's streets.

They live a life of hand to mouth with no source of income to send their children to school instead they must work in shops, or as street vendors so as to feed their family members. They have only one option to live, with no choices. They must accept any types of activity for the means of survival.

Nevertheless, since the collapse of Taliban in late 2001, there was a hope of a better Afghanistan to live in peace but as the time moved on, the security situation also worsened. Now, the deadline for the withdrawal of the U.S and international community is on the way and the people are once again worried about their fate that what will happen after the exit of NATO troops from Afghanistan.

Similarly, nobody really wants the repeat of the bloody ethnic fighting that followed the Soviet exit from Afghanistan in late 1990s. The worst of all was the Taliban age, which rewrote the history of the whole nation in terms of brutality, discrimination and annihilation.

As the Afghan war begins its 12th year, fears of bloodshed or civil war again looms among the nation once the international combat forces leave by the end of 2014. The destructed places, where you can only fine bullets are the reminder of the horror of the civil war when the rival factions who had once joined forces against the Soviet fighters before they left in early 1989 turned their guns on each other.

These wars didn't only destroy the properties and but have left miserable impact on country's economic structure, but this has also caused tens of thousands of civilian death. In fact, the nation is fed-up with further bloodletting and immigration in seeking for their survival in the neighboring countries. Peace with ultimate rule of law and justice are what the nation is in desire of which is not yet fulfilled by any forces.

Despite the U.S and its partner's healthy intervention on social, economic and political sectors, their exit once again risks all the achievements and success that they had in the last more than ten years of engagement. In fact, more than ten years of unlimited efforts with bold devotion by the U.S. and its partner, including the Afghan government, the region remains divided and ethnic tension still simmers.

The Taliban, integrated mostly by the majority of a particular nation have still strongholds in the south and other main provinces. They consistently try to spoil the gains and people's peaceful life by targeted killings or bomb-blasts. The ethnic minorities still live predominantly in central and northern highlands. In reference to their extreme growth, the fear is that when the international forces leave, the minority groups will again suffer inequality and injustice. They would be forced to take up arms in order to prevent another Taliban takeover and that members of the Afghan security forces could walk off the government force and fight with their ethnic leaders just for their survivals.

Taliban in power imposed harsh extremist laws that repressed minorities and women. They executed, stoned and lashed the people, particularly the women publically if anyone would ignore their self-implied law. They are not simply responsible for all these destructions and bloodshed, but they also have had an achievement by giving shelter to Al-Qaeda in the run-up to the Sept. 11, the 2001 attack on the U.S. tower, when the Taliban denied giving up on Al-Qaeda leaders who coordinated the 9/11.

The anxiety and confusion about what will happen after the foreign forces leave among the nation, particularly women are very concerning as their affects permeate every aspect of society. The political debates about a post-2014 Afghanistan are getting more vocal. Some political leaders are already threatened to take up arms while others preach progress, development and peace.

Young Afghans with money and connections are trying to flee the country before 2014. The job opportunities are decreasing and the foreign and national NGOs working on the ground on social, political, economic and education growth have already begun to withdraw from the developing areas.

As the U.S. forces are transferring the security authority to ANF, there are some concerns about the upcoming challenges that whether the AFN would be able to take the lead or not. As the foreign troops have already scheduled to complete their departure by 2014, the people will have to go to the polls to elect a successor to president Karzai who is barred by the constitution from running for a third term with no expected achievements.

While the President Karzia speaks, he claims that there has been decline in violence, in the areas where the Afghan troops are transferred the security responsibility. He further assures that the media for scaring Afghans into thinking that their future will look dismal once the international coalition exits. Those who share president Karzai's optimism argue that despite reports of unlimited training to ANSF, they don't seem fully prepared for securing the nation when the international troops will leave.

Above all, to bring permanent peace, sustainable development and make sure that the Afghan government will survive after the departure of foreign troops, the international community's bankroll the Afghan army and police force in coming years may work to support the Afghan government that will work to provide accountable and sympathetic governance to its people.

To make it happen, the team leaders from all ethnic factions must be involved in peace process to lead the nation forward. Thus, there should be more accountability and transparency in the upcoming presidential election in which all should have fare right to participate and take lead for change. Moreover, a lot of work is required to be done before making Taliban renounce violence and moderate their hard-line ways once the U.S. troops withdraws completely from the region at the end of 2014.