Pakistan plays dual policies in bringing peace to Afghanistan

A number of political analysts say that Pakistan have always played dual policies in bringing peace to Afghanistan.

The statement of political analysts come after General John F. Campbell, Commander Resolute Support Mission and United States Forces in Afghanistan met Pakistani Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif and talked over regional security and Afghanistan Peace Talks process.

As expectations mount for the resumption of the stalled Afghan peace talks, the top military commanders from Pakistan and the United States discussed the peace process on Monday.

The Commander of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission and US troops in Afghanistan General John Campbell called on Army Chief General Raheel Sharif at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi with the reconciliation process one of the key talking points during their meeting.

The analysts are said to believe that Afghanistan’s efforts for peace will soon to be succeed.

“While Taliban’s first condition was the complete withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, the National Unity Government one day after its formation signed security agreement with US which blocked all arrangements of talks with Taliban group,” said Muhammad Asif Sidiqi, deputy of Senate House.

Political analysts have also voiced concern over movements of Daesh groups in the country.

“Reforms mission of tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan and Pakistan’s position may be the target of Campbell’s trip to Pakistan,” said Shewaye Shargh, political analyst.

They also emphasized that Pakistan’s target must be specified.

“During President Hamid Karzai’s governance, the government’s efforts was on recruiting Taliban. The government did not counted Taliban as a significant and important group because it thought that there is no need for reconciliation with Taliban group by the presence of foreign troops,” said Mir Afghan Zada, political analyst.

This comes as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif is likely to visit Afghanistan this month, to hold important meetings with Afghan civil and military leaders there.

Talks between Taliban and Afghan government are also expected within next three months. According to sources, Raheel Sharif will visit Afghanistan in December. He will meet the civilian and military leaders of Afghanistan during his stay in Kabul and ensure them of complete cooperation by Pakistan.

Pakistan had brokered the first talks between Kabul and the Afghan Taliban in July, but a second round was indefinitely suspended after it emerged that the Taliban supreme Mullah Muhammad Omar had died two years ago.

In subsequent months, relations between the two neighbors, and stability within the Taliban deteriorated to such an extent that peace talks were pushed on to the back burner.