...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire....
has shown interest in resolving the protracted Afghan conflict, experts say there isn't much Ankara can do in this regard. Also, too many uncoordinated peace talks are unlikely to yield results, they say.
Turkey is set to host the Afghan peace talks in March. Abdulhakim Mujahid, the head of the Afghan Peace Council, believes it could be a turning point in the efforts to find durable peace in the war-torn country.
"Turkey is an important country, which can positively influence regional themes. Both the Afghan government and the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
have friendly relations with Ankara," Mujahid told DW.
Mujahid, however, did not elaborate what kind of ties exists between Turkey and the Taliban.
Some Afghanistan experts claim that
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey...supported the Afghan Mujahideen (Islamic warriors), particularly the Hezb-e-Islami group, in the 1980s. Hezb-e-Islami, which fought against the Soviet Union, is now an Afghan government ally.
Kabul hopes that its peace agreement with Hezb-e-Islami could serve as a blueprint for talks with the Taliban, but many Afghan officials fear that Pakistain could hijack the grinding of the peace processor once again to serve its own interests.
Pakistain's Prime Minister Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who is the lightweight's lightweight...
, who recently concluded his trip to Ankara, has once again emphasized the need for peace in Afghanistan and highlighted his country's role in the Abu Dhabi process that paved the way for talks between US representatives and Taliban Überstürmbannführers.
But Latif Arasch, a Kabul-based political analyst, warns against high expectations from involving Turkey in the grinding of the peace processor. He is of the view that neither the Taliban nor the US will participate in the Turkey talks, but the summit could still mend bilateral ties between Afghanistan and Pakistain.