Why buffer zones could combat the ongoing war in Afghanistan

We can create safe havens, communities of peace, truce corridors, days of tranquility, as well as operational lifelines.

Master Corporal Daniel Choong and Lieutenant Commander Gina Connor pictured Oct. 30, 2013, during firing practice in Kabul, Afghanistan during Operation Attention. Afghanistan requires buffer zones that lead to political settlements, instead of war, so as to attain lasting peace and development, write Erika Simpson and Sakhi Naimpoo. DND photograph by Sgt. Norm McLean

Opinion

BY ERIKA SIMPSON AND SAKHI NAIMPOOR

August 12, 2021

With the rapid advance of Taliban insurgents, all the provincial capitals

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