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Will the Afghan peace process be Pakistan’s road to redemption?

By Madiha Afzal Thurs day June 25 2020

Article detailed analysis

1. The author is Madiha Afzal from Pakistan and has a substantial stake in the topic because she
is a fellow of David M. Rubenstein - Foreign Policy, at Center for Middle East Policy, Center for
Security, Strategy, and Technology.
2. In this article, the author seeks to show that Pakistan is moving towards the most successful
foreign policy. Her optimistic approach toward Pakistan’s foreign policy can be seen in the
following paragraph When Zalmay Khalilzad was appointed U.S. envoy to the Afghan peace
process in September 2018, Pakistanis were worried. Khalilzad, a former U.S. ambassador to
Afghanistan, was known for his skepticism of Pakistan. Over the next year and a half, almost
each of Khalilzad’s trips to the region included an Islamabad visit. Tracing his statements over
time, His reliance can be seen on Pakistan increasing and his tone softening. In many ways,
Pakistan was uniquely positioned to take advantage of the peace process's two-phase structure —
the Taliban refused to negotiate with Kabul until a U.S.-Taliban deal was signed — because of
Pakistan’s relationships with both the U.S. and the Taliban. It seems to have done so masterfully,
producing Mullah Baradar, the deputy leader of the Taliban. They had been in Pakistani custody
and engaging in behind-the-scenes maneuvering that the U.S. has repeatedly acknowledged (and
appreciated).
3. This article's tone is informative, factual, and educational as the author is an academic fellow
of a foreign policy institute. She discussed informative aspects and gave History as she was
concerned about Pakistan’s foreign policy from the 1970s during Mr. Z A Bhuttu. It is also fact-
based because the author describes everything with historical truth Pakarmy is a prominent
architect of the Jihadi organization in Pakistan. 
4. No, this article is entirely neutral. It can be biased at that time when its title would not contain
the word ‘Pakistan.’
5. As I described that it is a well-written article with an informative, factual, and educational
tone. It can engage the audience as the fact is discussed very interestingly, but I cannot entirely
agree with the Writer that he did not write the whole truth. As the Pakistan Army declared the
FROM ORDER CHAOS
Will the Afghan peace process be Pakistan’s road to redemption?
By Madiha Afzal Thurs day June 25 2020

founders of jihadist organizations but did not write, those jihadist organizations were needed by
the United States during the Cold War. They were indirectly funded from there. US-led the lion’s
share of a collation support fund for Pakistan’s defense expenditure till 2018, and the Pak army
had used them for their informal strategic assets. The Pakistan Army has always been an ally of
the United States by imposing martial law on Pakistan and illegally occupying the government.
The United States fully supports its every move. Besides, Reuters presented the best position
regarding India and China. It cannot be disputed.

Link of reference article

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/06/25/will-the-afghan-peace-
process-be-pakistans-road-to-redemption/