After all military options have failed, it’s high time for UN-sponsored roundtable talks in Afghanistan.
![Military options have all failed, so it is high time for roundtables and negotiations to take centre stage, says Akram [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20143611014430734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Assem Akram is author of five books on Afghanistan history and culture. He has a PHD in History from the Paris Sorbonne University.
After all military options have failed, it’s high time for UN-sponsored roundtable talks in Afghanistan.
![Military options have all failed, so it is high time for roundtables and negotiations to take centre stage, says Akram [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20143611014430734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)