Part One: Peace in Afghanistan

A member of the High Peace Council says peace is possible in Afghanistan, but not with current state of conflict and extremism. He added that the United States is working to reach an agreement with the Taliban.

A number of civil society activists say that all Afghans must strive for lasting peace.

Host Yaser Abrar discusses the topic with Mohammad Asim Asim, former Parwan province governor and Sayed Idris Mir, writer and political analyst.

Part Two: US Plan to Decrease Black Hawks, Increase Chinooks

The US Department of Defense approved a plan released on December 2019 entitled Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan. Among other things, the plan allocates aircraft to be supplied to Afghan forces over the next several years. There were some changes in the current report from earlier commitments, specifically with the reduction of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and the addition of Chinook helicopters.

Originally the US military pledged to provide Afghan forces 159 Black Hawks, but the recent report says that number will be reduced to 53.

In this episode host Yaser Abrar discusses the topic with General Zahir Azimi, a military expert.

Part Three: Social Democracy

In this episode host Yaser Abrar discusses the topic with Fardin Hashimi, a university lecturer.