Peace Building and Rehabilitation in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan, the sick man of Asia, is ravaged by three decades of incessant conflicts and civil war. It gained international notoriety afterworld trade Centre attacks by Al-Qaeda and Taliban. US and NATO-led forces intervened in Afghanistan and situation worsened there. The Afghans living in Afghanistan lead a miserable life yearning for peace and millions have migrated during the war caused by the two global super powers namely USSR and United States of America. An historical overview is provided of the Afghans conflict, which highlights its complex regionalized and enduring nature. The civil war endured till the Taliban captured power with the support from Pakistan and became a big threat to the ethnic minorities, women and children, imposed Shariat law and pushed down the country to several centurise back.

Apart from the external key players in the conflict for their own political Interest, the major threat is the landlocked nature of the country and the ethnic affiliation of Afghans along with the ethnic groups living in the border. The poppy cultivation which is the source of the production of heroine lead to financing of Talibans and terrorist groups. The warlords who became powerful during the civil war till hold important posts in the new parliament since the Bonn agreement invited all the warlords to form a government to oust the Taliban. The corruption exists in all the sectors which is working against the vulnerable communities.

At this crucial junture rehabilitation is indispensable to build peace among the communities who lost their social capital. Enhancing livelihood is crucial because after the advent of the UN the displaced people arrived back and slowly the people wanted to restart their social and economic capital.

The peace building measures have not vreated substantial positive effect due to micro level problems escalate the conflict among the communities. Afghans living in Afghanistan lead a miserable life yearning for peace and millions have migrated during Afghanistan and situation worsened there. the war caused by the two global super powers namely USSR and United States which highlights its complex The project advocates for the small scale industries since anything small will enrich the vulnerable communities and it argues to change the policies from infrastructure building to developing the human develop index since Afghans being torn by war have lost all the chances of augmenting the human development skill.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR B Joseph Antony Vedanayagam

B Joseph Antony Vedanayagam is a social Actival. Post graduated social Work specialized in community development he actively participated in movements for social justice and ecological justice. Inherent love and passion for the cause of the marginalized, inspired him to work at the grass root for the empowerment of the Subaltern. political Interest, the major threat is the landlocked nature of the country and the ethnic affiliation of Afghans along with the ethnic groups living in the border. The poppy cultivation which is the source of the production of heroine lead to financing building measures have not vreated substantial positive effect due to micro level problems escalate the conflict among the communities. Afghans living in Afghanistan lead a miserable life yearning for peace and millions have migrated during Afghanistan and situation worsened there. the war caused by the two global super powers namely USSR and United States which highlights its complex The project advocates for the small scale industries USSR and United States of America. An historical overview is provided of the Afghans conflict, which highlights its complex regionalized It gained international notoriety afterworld trad build peace among the communities who lost their social capital. Enhancing livelihood is crucial because after the advent of the UN since anything small will enrich the vulnerable communities and it argues to change the policies from infrastructure building to developing the human develop index since Afghans being torn by war have lost all the chances of augmenting the worked as programme Co-ordinator in many NGOs in and abroad and proved his expertise in planning and executing many micro level development projects for the The civil war endured till the Taliban captured power with the support from Pakistan and became a big threat to the ethnic minorities, women and children, imposed Shariat He wanted to document the experiences gained to move the rehabiliation avtivities more effectively by the international communities and the Government in Afghanistan. He obtained PhD for his thesis on community-based rehabilitation for enhancing peace and livelihood in Afghanistan under the supervision of Prof. S. Narayanasamy, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram.