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U.S. push for peace in Afghanistan has new ‘urgency.’ Some Afghans fear it could backfire. Susannah George © Rahmat Gul/AP Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai talks on his mobile phone in Kabul on March 11, 2021 as peace talks were held in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) DOHA, Qatar The United States has launched its most aggressive push yet for a political settlement to end two decades of conflict in Afghanistan, but some Afghan officials are warning the campaign could backfire, by deadlocking talks, undermining the elected government and plunging the country deeper into violence. The approach nicknamed “moonshot” by some U.S. officials referring to its lofty ambitions is an attempt to reach a peace deal within weeks by applying unprecedented pressure to negotiating teams on both sides of the conflict, the Taliban and the Kabul government.

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