The deadlock in peace talks cannot be overcome unless the two sides are ready to sacrifice their narrow interests.
![Head of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah walks in a hotel lobby in Qatar's capital Doha during an international meeting on the escalating conflict in Afghanistan on August 10, 2021 [Karim Jaafar/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/000_9KW8VF.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Senior member of the Peace Mediation Team
The deadlock in peace talks cannot be overcome unless the two sides are ready to sacrifice their narrow interests.
![Head of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah walks in a hotel lobby in Qatar's capital Doha during an international meeting on the escalating conflict in Afghanistan on August 10, 2021 [Karim Jaafar/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/000_9KW8VF.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)