769 International Journal of Progressive Sciences and Technologies (IJPSAT)
ISSN: 2509-0119.
© 2020 International Journals of Sciences and High Technologies
http://ijpsat.ijsht-journals.org Vol. 23 No. 1 October 2020, pp. 192-201
Corresponding Author: Arief Rachman 192
Indonesia's Role towards a Momentum of Cease-Fire
in Afghanistan
The Ulama Trilateral Meeting in Bogor Could Be the
Foundation of the Negotiation for Intra Afghanistan Peace
Arief Rachman
1, 2
1
Indonesia Defense University, UNHAN Indonesia
2
Ambassador of the Indonesian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan
Abstract – It should be understood by all parties that Afghanistan has become a victim of a conflict of interest, that conflict, in reality,
involves and involves an Islamic brotherhood conflict because both parties are Islamic and will become an obligation for a third party
who must be Islam, who mediates the problem to be able to be fair and stand in the middle. Both parties to the conflict should be willing
to be mediated by peace, even if there are parties who reject the peaceful position they are aiming for. It must be realized that the conflict
has been going on for four decades, so that the struggle for the interests of the state, between regional and international ones, is too
complex, therefore the internal interests of the state, regional and international must be put aside first. What efforts or methods, so that
the results can be the foundation for carrying out the negotiations, which have been difficult to materialize. This is where Indonesia then
tries to approach the trilateral meeting of African, Pakistani, and Indonesian ulama. It is hoped that there will be a common view of the
two scholars of Afghanistan and Pakistan, in reaching a peaceful solution. In the end, after one month an agreement was made to
implement a 3-day ceasefire on the day of Eid al-Adha 2018 between the government and the Taliban. This is where the Afghan
government negotiations with the Taliban took place to agree to a "cease-fire" which later became the forerunner to the foundation of
the Afghan peace negotiations.
Keywords – Role of Indonesia, Cease-fire, Afghanistan
I. INTRODUCTION
The continuation and reality of the historic visit of
President Joko Widodo on January 29, 2018, has made a
historic day for the Government of Afghanistan and all
Afghan Stakeholders who welcomed President Joko
Widodo's visit to Kabul, Afghanistan. And on this occasion,
the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani awarded the
Medal of Supreme Courage "Ghazi Amanullah Khan" 2 to
President Joko Widodo for his courage and as a symbol of
appreciation (Rachman, 2018).
The message of this Peace award symbolizes the
extraordinarily warm welcome for the presence of the
President of the Republic of Indonesia when Afghanistan is
mourning and needs the attention of its Indonesian Muslim
brothers. The presence of the President of the Republic of
Indonesia not only affects the situation that continues to
deteriorate for the people of Afghanistan who long for peace,
but the presence of the President of the Republic of Indonesia
also provides tremendous motivation for the international
community, to continue to struggle to support the coming of
peace, if then the President of the Republic of Indonesia
decides to continue with Vice President Jusuf Kalla3, to be
present to lead the Indonesian delegation, will participate in
the Kabul Process II conference in Kabul on February 28,
2018. That is a form of Indonesia's diplomatic efforts
(Rachman, 2018).
Conflict or the path of violence of war always does not
produce anything and benefits anyone, no matter how serious
the problem, through conflict negotiations there will be an
end. All parties must focus on the goal of peace, peace is
Islamic and "Allah's commandment", peace is beautiful,
peace is the middle way, peace is a solution, and it must be