Long awaited Afghanistan’s peace process is focused to empower the country people for sustainable development by addressing the core and utmost necessity to emerge as a successful nation. "We Want Peace!" and "No War!"- An urgency that enveloped the entire atmosphere in Afghanistan reflecting Afghan people’s quest for peace and stability. The Afghan people’s undaunted spirit is appreciable that echoes ‘the national movement will be strengthened and supported by the people in large numbers, Afghanistan has been witnessing bloodshed for over 40 years of conflict resulting in dismantling growth and prosperity. The emotional toll of the prolonged war is in immeasurable terms and more importantly the increasing number of casualties reminds the grim picture of state. Afghanistan’s tremendous potential for trade, connectivity, the geo-political strategic importance and people-to people contact for inclusive development can take the country to trajectory level has been hampered by escalating challenges. Afghanistan is continuously persuading peace building efforts for the people of the country that is reflective through bilateral ties, regional cooperation programmes and time to time working on Confidence Building Measures (CBM’s).‘Afghan led Afghan Owned’ is President Ghani’s approach for sustained peace. The critical component for lasting peace depends on improving the security situation, effective law and order, economic development and curbing corruption. Therefore it is very important to strategize an efficient, unified and effective national security apparatus in establishing peace in the country. Corruption is the most pressing issue which the Government of Afghanistan is trying to bring down and it is spelt through President Ghani’s initiative ‘Corruption in recess, Peace in progress’. Afghanistan in a best possible way is seeking initiatives to fulfil the commitment of democracy . The upcoming election in Afghanistan is the reflection of best practice of inclusive governance.The roadmap for developed economy is viewed through the prism of regional cooperation which includes peace, security and economic development. Afghanistan has immense potential in terms of connectivity. The emerging opportunities through projects like TAPI, Chabahar port , Five Nations Railway project, Air Corridor programme, Lapis Luzuli route, CASA-1000 and many more will add new dimensions to Afghanistan. In order to boost education sector this year Afghanistan has built 6,000 school building.With the upcoming 2019 presidential elections in Afghanistan, people want peace, security, law and order as a priority. President Ashraf Ghani’s tenure since 2014 marked as ‘Transformation Decade’ as National Unity Government (NUG) the first coalition government formed in Afghanistan which faced hard criticism within their political domain. President Ashraf Ghani has been pursuing intensive government reforms in order to achieve stability and development for the people of Afghanistan. 2017-18 being the most critical period with increase Taliban attacks.With regard to the current situation the component of peace in Afghanistan also depends on the regional countries stance for seeking collective action centred around solidarity- economic, cultural, political and social till Afghanistan attains stability. Emphasis on the cooperation by regional countries could incentivize to provide tangible mechanism in establishing long term peace in Afghanistan. The presence of the United States of America for the past 17 years in Afghanistan since the overthrow of Taliban regime was a commitment to providelonger-term military support for uprooting terrorism in the country. The recent announcement of withdrawing of 7,000 US troops from Afghanistan this year by President Donald Trump will seem to have detrimental effect at a crucial time of Afghanistan’s Presidential elections slated to July 2019. The ongoing peace talks between US and Taliban and other regional countries remain inconclusive so far. US stressed earlier that reducing the number of forces from Afghan soil will have an adverse effect and highlighting the present situation the scale of threat inAfghanistan can be viewed as depleting strength in the war-ravaged nation. US’s stance for Afghanistan need to be in continuation for achieving peace and curbing terrorism. For the upcoming elections more forces are required in Afghanistan. U.S must coordinate with Russia, Pakistan and Iran keeping in mind to work for the people of Afghanistan. Pakistan must take firm step in curtailing terrorism from their soil. Afghanistan and Pakistan need to build a roadmap based on full mutual security cooperation, especially cross-border operations. Pakistan’s outlook towards Afghanistan must sought a collaborative approach and reconciliation process to the common problems of terrorism facing across the region. India have been extending assistance to Afghanistan mainly in the field of capacity building, education, training and the bilateral relation between the two nations have grown from strength to strength. The complementarities between the two countries obviously make them natural partners.“India firmly believes in the critical role that developmental assistance can play in transforming human lives”.It is important to note that resolution to eradicate terrorism through international cooperation and coordination with respect for international law and credence to the idea of resolving conflict through peaceful negotiations. Regional countries must continue to push for Taliban factions to return to peace talks and pick up negotiations for a cease fire from where they let off. Regular forums and review on peace process negotiations is conducted by the government. Regional countries are stepping forward in response to cooperation in Afghanistan. The narrative of Afghanistan’s development is much dependent on planned economic agenda which is envisioned through the connectivity potential between Central and South Asia and can be a trade and energy hub in the region. In order to achieve this vision, a political consensus with regional cooperation can bring immense prosperity within and outside the country.(The writer is the Economic Officer, Afghan Embassy, Delhi)