It is Pakistan's hope that the international community will be able to develop an agreed approach to respond to the new realities in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is once again at a crucial crossroad. Four decades of war and conflict have killed over a million Afghans, injured and traumatized many more and devastated its already fragile economy, society and polity. Yet, from the ashes of war, the world must restore the possibilities for peace and development which the people of Afghanistan desire and deserve.
Achieving the goal of lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan requires a roadmap that must consist of three elements: first, ensuring urgent humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people and helping revive the Afghan economy; second, encouraging the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, reflective of its complex ethnic and current political realities; and third, the development of a comprehensive and coordinated plan of action to neutralize the threat posed by terrorism flowing...
An Afghan woman leads her donkey past the empty seat of one of two Buddha statues in Bamyan province on Nov. 9, 2009.The emergency humanitarian program for Afghanistan should be followed by a concerted plan for Afghanistan's economic recovery aligned with sustainable development goals and targets. Freezing Afghanistan's currency reserves will prove counterproductive.
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