About
The Taliban victory in Afghanistan presents new complex challenges for the citizens, the region, and the West. Arriving at a stable post-conflict society is not going to be an easy task. Peace remains elusive despite the evolution of events on the ground and in the region. The country has the potential to once again become a haven for terrorist groups —the Taliban continue to maintain relations with Al Qaeda and its affiliates. The new regime lacks legitimacy at home and diplomatic recognition abroad. Since coming to power, they have curtailed human and women’s rights. The economy is on the brink of a collapse. Having won the war, the Taliban are struggling to win peace and stability.
The Afghanistan Negotiation Project explores the current conflict dynamics in Afghanistan. The study offers an overview of the negotiation environment in Afghanistan through stakeholder analysis and conflict mapping to outline the political environment in which any peace process would have to unfold.
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Negotiation Task Force
The NTF promotes innovative solutions to Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security challenges by creating spaces for cross-cultural negotiation research, training, and strategic analysis. We pioneer new models for high-impact knowledge dissemination, train practitioners in advanced negotiation skills, and build long-term conflict management capacity.
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University brings people together to learn about the region in original and profound ways. By fostering opportunities for innovative scholarship, creative teaching, and broad learning within a research university, we educate future leaders who make enduring contributions and bring deep knowledge to bear on contemporary problems.
Team
Fara Abbas
Fellow, Negotiation Task Force
Andrew Gordan
Research Assistant, Negotiation Task Force
Fara Abbas is a Fellow with the Negotiation Task Force and a specialist on Afghan affairs with over 10 years of in-country experience on security, peace, and development. She served in senior government positions, representing Afghanistan in international negotiations and conferences. Most recently, she served as deputy director for international relations and, subsequently, as director of programs at the Office of National Security Council where she advanced the government’s foreign and security policies. She’s the recipient of the prestigious Presidential Medal for her achievements on regional economic integration. She’s a graduate of Stanford University with an MA in International Policy Studies with a focus on international security and cooperation.
Andrew Gordan is an undergraduate at Harvard College concentrating in Government with a focus in international security and Central and South Asia. At the Negotiation Task Force, he has previously worked on a retrospective capacity-building exercise set in Afghanistan in 2003 and the 2021 Red Horizon event. He has also held positions at Stanford's Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.