| There are three aspects that seem imperative on the topic, as it usually is - political, economic, and social. | There are three aspects that seem imperative on the topic, as it usually is - political, economic, and social. |
| There are numerous characteristics that might play a decent role in the success of a modern Afghanistan, among which is the ethnic parity. It is a unique attribute, compared to many contemporary modern states. In other words, there is no ethnic people in the country that holds the majority in number or strength, not even the present-day Pashtuns. The Islamic extremism that Pashtuns hold on to in the attempt to establish a functioning central authority has proven to be reactionary - the regime of the Taliban. In circumstances like this, the balance of power is often essential to the establishment of any concrete and sustainable statehood and governance. The reference, in this case, can be directed to the political practice of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where there live three ethnic peoples, namely, Serbs, Croats and Boshnjaks (converted muslims under the rule of the Ottoman Empire). The European solution time and again reiterated the absolute political parity - one political entity for each ethnic people. And it failed time and again in a decade-long Bosnian civil war. The US solution, however, was focused on the balance of the politcal weight - a bipartisan model, a framework that accomodates two political entities, the Republic of the Serbs, and the Federation of the Boshnjaks and the Croats. And the US solution has proven to be a success up to date. Therein the bipartisan model might be worth considering in terms of the political framework concerning the statehood of Afghanistan in the future, i.e. a framework akin to a setup composed of a Pashtun Republic and a Federation of the Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazaras. | There are numerous characteristics that might play a decent role in the success of a modern Afghanistan, among which is the ethnic parity. It is a unique attribute, compared to many contemporary modern states. In other words, there is no ethnic people in the country that holds the majority in number or strength, not even the present-day Pashtuns. The Islamic extremism that Pashtuns hold on to in the attempt to establish a functioning central authority has proven to be reactionary - the regime of the Taliban. In circumstances like this, the balance of power is often essential to the establishment of any concrete and sustainable statehood and governance. The reference, in this case, can be directed to the political practice of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where there live three ethnic peoples, namely, Serbs, Croats and Boshnjaks (converted muslims under the rule of the Ottoman Empire). The European solution time and again reiterated the absolute political parity - one political entity for each ethnic people. And it failed time and again in a decade-long Bosnian civil war. The US solution, however, was focused on the balance of the politcal weight - a bipartisan model, a framework that accomodates two political entities, the Republic of the Serbs, and the Federation of the Boshnjaks and the Croats. And the US solution has proven to be a success up to date. Therein the bipartisan model might be worth considering in terms of the political framework concerning the statehood of Afghanistan in the future, i.e. a framework akin to a setup composed of a Pashtun Republic and a Federation of the Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazaras. |
