The Taliban must alter their zero-sum mentality and seriously commit to bringing peace to Afghanistan before it is too late. If yes, then why do they continue to slaughter even ordinary employees of the Afghan government whose elimination doesn’t even count or change anything on the ground? Apparently, the Afghan peace process was initiated with the belief and optimism that the Taliban have changed and they are no longer the savages of the 1990s. This is a clear indication that anything less than or identical to their former ‘Islamic Emirate’ is unacceptable for the Taliban. All these cast serious doubt about the group’s genuine commitment to peace and power sharing with the current Afghan government.