The armed conflict, withdrawal of foreign troops, political standoff, ethnic and linguistic differences, and discontent over power-sharing mechanism, illegal armed groups, and gangs’ violence are matters of grave concern for the practitioners of peace-building. Moreover, the Afghan Taliban has emerged as a victorious political entity as they have taken control of the whole Afghanistan. The emerging scenario forecasts de-escalation of Afghanistan conflict without writing off serious challenges along the way which may handicap the Taliban government. Kabul airport bombings and rocket attack on Kabul airport add up to speculations and fear of failure of state machinery to hunt down miscreants who sabotage the peace of country. The gradual rise of Islamic State Khorasan and transnational jihadi networks are creating a nuisance and emerging as a serious threat to political stability and security of Afghanistan. By analyzing the recent developments taking place and in-depth study of past peace-building programs in Afghanistan, the research concludes that whether these peace-building efforts are sufficient for peaceful Afghanistan or policy makers and stakeholders have need to explore more viable options