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Debate #249 · Afghanistan

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

Asked 2 times · 2 years · Current Affairs · International Relations
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (2)PositionsSame 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?
+2 moreIs Pakistan's Afghan policy shaped more by external rivalries than its own interests?Is Pakistan's terrorism rooted in the Afghan jihad or in post-9/11 policy?

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Examiners want: key Doha provisions, peace-process contours, competing readings (peace, exit, surrender), power asymmetries, Afghan state capacity, regional calculations

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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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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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