A New Dawn for Afghanistan?

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The Diplomat, 19 May 2014

In an article looking at the mood in Afghanistan during election time, the author quotes AAN’s Martine van Bijlert:

“I think what has happened in Afghanistan is remarkable but it fundamentally does not address the problems facing the country. You have to wait and see what happens when the whole electoral process is completed,” observes Martine van Bijlert, a fellow at Afghanistan Analysts Network, a Kabul-based think tank.

She adds: “It is difficult to figure out the Taliban’s silence after the elections. Perhaps they are trying to figure out how to respond to the situation.”