Afghanistan Peace Process and Impact on India-Afghan Relations
US-AFGHAN RELATIONS After the end of Afghan Civil War, in 1994 an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, a militant organization refers to itself as the Taliban, under the leadership of Mohammed Omar, emerged and operated in Afghanistan, talking advantage of the power vacuum left. Al-Qaeda, an international terrorist network, were granted sanctuary in Afghanistan on the condition that it did not antagonize the United States, but Osama bin Laden reneged on the agreement in 1998 when he orchestrated bombings of US embassies in East Africa. The Taliban was fundamentally provincial while Al-Qaeda had its sights set on global jihad. After the 9/11, 2001 attacks, the U.S. requested Taliban to hand over Osama bin Laden, for which Taliban refused. Consequently, the U.S., together with its NATO allies, launched the United States invasion of Afghanistan, code-named Operation Enduring Freedom, on October 7, 2001 . By December 17 that year, the U.S. and its allies had driven the Taliban from power and be...