Taliban U.S. Deal Is Dead – Burning Issues

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WHY IS THERE A WAR IN AFGHANISTAN?

On 11 September 2001, attacks in America killed nearly 3,000 people. Osama Bin Laden, the head of Islamist terror group al-Qaeda, was quickly identified as the man responsible.
The Taliban, radical Islamists who ran Afghanistan and protected Bin Laden, refused to hand him over. So, a month after 9/11, the US launched air strikes against Afghanistan.
As other countries joined the war, the Taliban were quickly removed from power. But they didn’t just disappear – their influence grew back and they dug in.
Since then, the US and its allies have struggled to stop Afghanistan’s government collapsing, and to end deadly attacks by the Taliban.

According to the US Department of Defense, the total military expenditure in Afghanistan (from October 2001 until March 2019) was $760bn.
United States military casualties in the War in Afghanistan
As of July 7, 2018, there have been 2,372 U.S. military deaths in the War in Afghanistan.

To appease American voters before the 2020 elections Trump wants to bring American soldiers back to USA from Afghanistan
There are currently 14,000 U.S. forces as well as thousands of other NATO troops in Afghanistan

To have a peace deal with AfghanTaliban
In the deal Afghan Taliban would share power with the current legitimate Government in Afghanistan andTaliban would ensure no terrorist activities happen through Afghanistan

Pakistan would benefit from a US Taliban Deal as U.S would reward Pakistan for playing a positive role in bringing Taliban to the table
India would suffer as this would allow Pakistan to send trained militants from Afghan Taliban to the Indian border, particularly in Kashmir

Afghanistan will witness confrontation between U.S soldiers and Taliban
Pakistan’s role in U.S policy will be reduced and hence Pakistan will get less Aid

The agreement was signed in 2010 to make operational the Kerry Lugar Berman (KLB) Act that was passed by the US Congress in October 2009 to disburse $7.5 billion to Pakistan over a period of 5 years.
However, soon after PEPA agreement was made effective the relations between Pakistan and the US started deteriorating and reached nearly its lowest ebbs in decades.