Violence in Afghanistan

This is apropos to "Death toll soars to 55: Kabul hit by lethal wave of bombings" carried by Business Recorder the other day. According to report, the explosions on Friday which devastated buildings and overwhelmed hospitals with hundreds of casualties, were the first major militant assaults on Kabul since the announcement of Taliban leader Mulla Omar's death.
The report adds: "The attacks underscored the country's volatile security situation amid a faltering peace process and the potency of the Taliban insurgency, despite it being riven by growing internal divisions." That a spike in Afghanistan violence is a grim reality following Mulla Omar's death that has immensely hurt the peace prospects in this landlocked country. Little did, however, the Afghan government anticipate the scale of violence its decision to announce the death of Taliban commander would trigger. It is heartening to note that Kabul has finally admitted its blunder by rushing its envoy to Pakistan to Maulana Samiul Haq. According to reports, Ambassador Janan Mosazai has visited an influential Pakistani cleric, Maulana Samiul Haq, at his religious seminary in Akora Khattak, to ask for his co-operation in the incessant peace process. "Religious scholars can play a key role in peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan," Mosazai reportedly told media persons. Meanwhile, the influential cleric, Maulana Samiul Haq, has called upon Taliban to take the path of dialogue and shun violence immediately. Both Afghan government and Taliban are required to resume talks without any further loss of time.