OPINIONOPINION, Clemency for the Taliban will not lead to peace in AfghanistanImpunity only encourages armed groups to continue with their violence against the civilian population.
![Relatives gather at a graveyard of the victims who were killed in a suicide attack in an educational centre two years ago, as Afghan government officials and the Taliban hold talks in Doha aimed at ending 19 years of war in the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan September 14, 2020 [Mohammad Ismail/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/RTX7VH1O-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
