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Was the 2020 Doha Agreement a peace settlement or a US exit deal?

Asked in 2 years · 2021–2026Appears in:International RelationsCurrent Affairs
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This debate All debatesIn shortPositionsNewsPast questions (2)Same themeHas instability in Afghanistan been Pakistan's greatest external security liability?Should the international community recognise the Taliban government?Did the US-led intervention in Afghanistan (2001–2021) fail?

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key Doha provisions, peace-process contours, competing readings (peace, exit, surrender), power asymmetries, Afghan state capacity, regional calculations
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2026 · CSS International Relations · Critically analyseProvide the key provisions of the 2020 Doha Agreement and critically analyze the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Evaluate whether the Doha framework functioned as a peace… Outline it
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2026
CSS · International Relations · Critically analyse

Provide the key provisions of the 2020 Doha Agreement and critically analyze the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Evaluate whether the Doha framework functioned as a peace settlement, an exit strategy, or a negotiated surrender. Support your discussion with reference to power asymmetries, Afghan state capacity, and regional geopolitical calculations.

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2021
CSS · Current Affairs · Take a position

Some scholars term Afghan Peace Deal as the US Withdrawal Deal. Do you agree? Answer the question while discussing the contours of the Afghan peace process.

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