The opening of trade routes would encourage Central Asian nations to cooperate as economic stakeholders and not rivals.
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Prince Ali Seraj is the president of the National Coalition for Dialogue with the Tribes of Afghanistan.
The opening of trade routes would encourage Central Asian nations to cooperate as economic stakeholders and not rivals.
![Afghan boys look at the view of Kabul city, Afghanistan [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1d23cdedda8a4f45ad66a6490d190b1b_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
When US troops withdraw from Afghanistan, is a 19th century tribal solution the only option?
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The release of five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo raises pertinent questions about the US resolve to ‘fight terror’.
![US Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl was released in exchange for five Taliban fighters held in Guantanamo [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/201469102245337580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Coalition forces’ fundamental error was their failure to engage the tribes and reinstate military conscription.
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