Introduction
Afghanistan is one of the well-known countries in the Middle East for its strong beliefs in Islamic and their values. Furthermore, the country is associated with several groups of terrorism, some of them including the Al-Qaida and the Taliban among many other several small groups (Adam, 2010, p.1).
The ever-increasing aggression and attacks on various states by these insurgent groups has led to involvements in its affairs by the United States as a way to curb the spread and the devastating consequences or impacts these groups do. This intervention although aimed at reducing their actions, diplomacy seems to stand a better chance in resolving this stalemate and the problem that Afghans are going through.
Afghanistan is one of the countries in which security has been a great concern and identified as one of the reasons for its slump in economic growth.
Therefore, people can resolve the stalemate witnessed in the country through the employment of proper strategies and ensuring that there is adequate planning, which will require, to a larger extent, the application of diplomacy and other ways such as the use of influential people in the country.
Therefore, as a representative of the US special envoy in the country, applicability or rather employment of varied techniques and strategy will be a great assistance to people in ensuring the containing of the objectives of bringing to an end the existing and upcoming insurgent groups.
Further, the concerned people will achieve the provision of alternatives to growth of opium to other products and persuasion of the people of Afghanistan to embrace other religious groups. The only factor that matters is time, determination, and the will of the people to embrace new ways of lives for their own benefit and development.
Theoretical Approach
As an envoy to the president in Afghanistan, I will employ liberalism international theory in ensuring that the meeting of the three objectives. The theory is preferred as it holds that a state needs to employ its internal philosophy in its politics as its major goals of ensuring that it succeeds in its foreign policies (Viotti & Kauppi, 2009, p.48).
For instance, it postulates that any efforts geared at ending poverty into your own home should provide or act as a stepping-stone to solving the problem in one’s neighborhood. Therefore, people need to solve the problems facing Afghanistan so that they can embrace new styles of living as the case appears in America, where peace is a priority brought because of democracy.
The proponent of this theory holds that the preferences of a state come first before its capabilities and therefore the determinant of the state behaviors. Therefore, his theory allows pluralisms in dealing with issues affecting a state. Preferences will have to vary from state to state depending on their economic systems, type of the government and even their culture among other variables.
This theory of liberalism further more is not limited to the issues of security or politics of the day but covers a multiplicity of issues that the government of the day goes through. Such issues range from economic to cultural otherwise termed as “low politics” propagated by individuals, commercial firms, and internal and/or multinational organizations among others.
This theory also provides space for any form of cooperation and creation of positive relations among the countries involved in the relationships. It further provides opportunities from powers like cultural capital, which fosters socialization and integrations of the countries involved.
The applicability of this theory is that, the American government will employ its diplomatic strategy aimed at eliminating the emergence of armed group and the existing ones by engaging in constructive negotiations with the key leaders involving politicians of Afghanistan.
The problems that seem experienced in Afghanistan, affect American largely, and therefore, there is need to provide a solution to these problems in order for the citizens of both countries can live in a secure world (Anna, 2010, p.13). Since the American country is enjoying peace, it will use the opportunity to engage the key leaders towards embracing peace and fighting these terrorist groups.
Although some of these groups are associated with the government of the day, the leaders will have the assurance of the benefits that will accrue to their country at large if they embrace the spirit and the call of eliminating such groups. Therefore, the employment of diplomacy will take place at first through consultation, entering in agreements and sealing of deals with the key leaders.
They will adopt the engaging of the local religious leaders in the campaign as another strategy to encourage the embracing of religious group that seem not tied to violent extremists organization where they will assist in spreading the message of faith and peace.
Furthermore, the people will enjoy the freedom of association and worship but only restricted to join any faith that people suspect to be involved in criminal dealings. Economy forms another area of concern which will be given ample time. As an envoy, economic growth is an important aspect in a country like Afghanistan.
Opium is a plant that contributed a lot to the evident decrease in economic growth and therefore I will use the economic factor as my strategy in encouraging the citizens to change and farm products that will add value to other lives and stimulate economic growth in order for them to improve their living standards.
I will encourage alternative products like maize farming and other cash crops like rice as they do better in most parts of Afghanistan. International organization will also play a key role in my initiative of ensuring that these armed groups end.
These well-established groups will provide a working linkage between the government of America and the people of Afghanistan. For instance, these groups will provide vocational skills to educate the people on the effects of over production of opium providing them with alternative products, which they can farm and rely on.
On the issue of embracing other religious groups that seem not geared to violent, these international organizations will play a good role in influencing them through seminars and rallies.
Security
Security around the world is a great concern for the US especially after the bomb attacks, which left many dead and wounded. Afghanistan is one of the countries identified as one of the perpetrators and a home for these terrorist.
The presence of these groups has affected economic growth, which in turn has contributed to low living standards of its citizens. Therefore, as a US envoy, this will form a key and most important area that I will need to employ appropriate strategies to see that finally peace prevails and that these groups are contained with a corresponding reduction or rather a complete elimination of their terrorist attacks.
Security is a bigger issue in the Afghanistan, more so the northern and eastern part or rather provinces of the country, which seem dominated by the Taliban. For instance, in August the year 2l10, around 630 attacks were carried out by the Taliban insurgents, which saw around 10 aid workers killed as the largest massacre (Rod, 2010, Para. 4).
The actions of these insurgent is rife to an extent that workers fear for their own life and even traveling from one part to another is a great risk as attacks are rampant. Therefore, as a US envoy, such groups will require to strict measures and therefore, military deployed will serve as one of the alternative to curtail their actions.
The employed strategy will point out those areas that seem much affected as the key target. This will mark the first phase. The military will aim at capturing the key leaders and the commanders (Maria, 2011, p.14).
Afterwards, strategic points all over the country will also be under heavy security to ensure that there is no escape. Where possible, I will seal agreements as the first step to end the attacks by those groups, which will decide to surrender.
Economy
Economy is a vital component to the survival of a country as it ensures the achievement of stability and the prevailing of peace. Afghanistan’s economy is unstable because of the squabbles of is government. The people are the first victims as they decide to join these insurgent groups for their survival.
Therefore, as an envoy to America, a strategy to improve the live standards of the people of Afghanistan will play a crucial role concerning the economy of Afghanistan. Primarily, the people will have the provision of other alternatives of products as a substitute to their opium, which serves no other purpose, but making those slumbers in ensuring economic growth (Peters, 2010, p.3).
Therefore, initiatives will be carried out through out by various organizations at the grass roots in educating and engaging the locals in alternative food production techniques.
As liberalism, the effort will ensure that Afghanistan becomes a self-sufficient country like America avoiding overdependence of donations and well-wishers.
Furthermore, it will enhance cooperation and even lead to reduced number of new entrance in the armies and these terrorist groups and the people will be self-sustainable and able to afford their own food hence becoming self-reliant (Viotti & Kauppi, 2009, p.65).
Furthermore, this move will also reduce the rift and the disagreements between these two countries as people of Afghanistan will start to develop positive attitude towards the efforts done by the American government hence this will lead to cooperation and even further enhance close relations, which will foster unity and peace in the country.
Therefore, liberalism theory of international relations fits in this spectrum, as it will assist me in my strategies and techniques as well as my plans to foresee that Afghanistan embraces peace stimulating its economic growth.
Identity
Identity is also another tricky and critical aspect when it comes to playing the role of an American envoy in Afghanistan, a country whose past experience and relationship with America has not been smooth.
Identification here implies presenting my self as the representative of the America, identifying the areas of concern, specifically the locations or areas that are most affected or hit, which once acted upon appropriately will help change the way people identify the country of Afghanistan.
As an envoy, I will identify to the authority and specify to the government of the day my purpose as a diplomatic.
Therefore, I will them begin to roll up my mission in order to achieve the goals. I will place strategic personnel in various areas as intelligence officers to oversee all the process that these groups engage in. Reports from such officers will provide us with necessary information on the activities and the hideouts of these groups (Maria, 2010, p.10).
When it comes to identification, or the suitable products, various researches carried out will determine the best substitute products that can do well in the area. Religious leaders and some liberal leaders who do not hold to certain views of religious values strongly will play a good role in the initiative of educating the society, more specifically the youths on the right path to take concerning their religious choices and values.
Conclusion/Recommendation
In conclusion, as the envoy of the US, this opportunity though challenging will provide me with a go-ahead to spearhead and lead important tasks of ensuring that the Afghans are liberated from these oppressions.
The initiative includes bringing to an end terrorist attacks from the world and stimulating economic growth through encouraging the citizens to engage in more productive farming, at the same time, assisting in reducing incidence of locals ongoing extremists religious affiliation groups.
These strategies will provide tangible outcomes with the expectation that, the most affected areas in Northern Province and eastern province where a larger number of Taliban, one of the largest terrorist groups will bear fruits.
The officers will ensure the beefing up of these areas with enough intelligence ensuring the elimination of these groups. Furthermore, success of persuading the Afghanistan to avoid joining these violent extremists will also bear fruits, as expected, through use popular leaders that are popular and those who are not extremists in a certain religious faithful.
Success of these strategies will be evident from the reduced cases of terrorist’s attacks and the reduced number of people joining the movements. Furthermore, as evidenced, the relationships between these two countries must become stable and friendly through engagement in activities like trade and other important activities.
Furthermore, it will also stand out when economy of Afghanistan begins to pick because of the alternatives of farming. Therefore, Afghanistan will achieve success upon solving amicably these three objectives, which affect it.
As the paper points out, it seems worth recommending that, the political class of the Afghanistan cooperate and engage wholesomely in the initiative of rooting out these groups and assisting the initiatives of US in ensuring that there is no emergence of such groups. Religious leaders in conjunction with the US will join hands to ensure that they encourage the coming generations to distance away from such groups.
These youths and citizens of Afghanistan need to appear cautious about the repercussions or the remedies of engaging or being part of such groups. The government should also support and outlaw or prohibit the growth of opium in the country rather encouraging the farming of productive crops that can influence or spearhead the growth of economy, which will then improve the living standards of the people in Afghanistan.
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