Abstract
Peace building process in Afghanistan has attracted much scholarly attention. The social scientists have suggested alternative remedies for this turbulent state to bring peace and political stability. This study attempts to contribute to the ongoing efforts for devising a workable power-sharing mechanism for ensuring inclusive governance and enduring peace in Afghanistan. The paper examines the suitability of consociational model of power-sharing for peace-building process in the case. The evidence suggests that the suitability of this model for Afghanistan is contestable owing to the largely absence of favorable conditions for the model and the traditions of adversarial and non-accommodative behavior of the Afghan elites. The paper suggests that the strength of consociational model as a peace building device varies across the cases and it is not a workable solution for all conflict-ridden societies.