Abstract
The purpose of this research is to find out how different domestic, regional, and international stakeholders view the current situation in Afghanistan. This paper is a humble endeavor to lay down the interests of all the major parties currently involved in Afghanistan. Also, how the respective players’ interests clash with one another is thoroughly presented in the paper. Some of the specific questions which I have dealt in this paper are: What are the different interests of the major parties involved in the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, and what role these players have been playing in the country since the US’ invasion of 2001? The points of convergence and divergence of interests among the respective parties are also examined. This question is very important to devise future strategies to bring peace and stability in the country. An overview of all the major previous efforts for reconciliation and an analysis for future prospects for peace is also presented in this paper.