Abstract:
The main purpose of United Nations is the maintenance of international peace and security to
avoid possibility of war. The UN charter stipulates the maintenance of international peace and
security under Chapter VI “Pacific Settlement of Dispute”. The parties to dispute are encouraged
to find solutions through the pacific means such as negotiation, mediation, enquiry, conciliation,
good offices, arbitration, and judicial settlement. The purpose of this research is to analyze the
role of UN in peaceful settlement of Afghan Conflict in the times of the Soviet and the US
invasions. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan UN was actively involved in the peace
negotiations that resulted in the signing the Geneva Accord. During the Civil War 1991-2000
UN Secretary General Peace plan and UN special mission to Afghanistan had mandate for the
formation of broad-based government in Afghanistan. The US Government started negotiating
with the Taliban directly and reached an agreement through their Doha office promising to leave
Afghanistan. Biden regime delayed the withdrawal and as a result the Taliban overran Kabul
government and the US coalition forces had to withdraw in haste leaving a destroyed country.
This study explores the implementation of agreements that were brokered under the auspices of
UN. The semi structured interviews were conducted from academics to understand the
applicability of UN chapter VI and to analyze the UN role in Afghanistan and implementation of
agreements. The case study of Afghanistan is complex as it involved many actors including
major powers, regional countries, and non-state actors. The research signifies that in case of
Afghanistan during the process of negotiation and drafting of agreement UN played a crucial
role.
