One last change for peace in Afghanistan : reconciliation with the Pashtuns

The end of the US troops surge, the increasing insider attacks on Western forces and the ongoing downward spiral of insecurity across Afghanistan, have pushed this war-torn country into a military-political deadlock. The Western exit strategy — to end combat by the end of 2014 and leave the Kabul regime to take hold of Afghan national security and fight the Taliban alone – is a dysfunctional façade.