Peace Up in the Air
The author is an associate professor with the Institute of Middle East Studies at the Northwest University of China
After nearly two decades of war, representatives of the U.S. Government and Afghanistan militant group Taliban signed a peace deal in the Qatari capital city of Doha on February 29. For the U.S., the agreement is an acceptable way to end its military presence in Afghanistan. Yet, for Afghanistan, it actually points to the beginning of further turbulence, rather than opening the way to peace.
According to the long-awaited pact, the U.S. and NATO will withdraw their military troops from
