Here is precisely why interreligious work is vital.  Leaders looked to religious leaders to help spearhead conversations for peace, but relations broke down.  Part of the problem is when delicate conversations are not carefully and properly prepared for 

Afghanistan presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, earlier this year.

“We believe that relations between the two countries are deteriorating,” says Aimal Faizi, spokesman for President Hamid Karzai

“Faizi says the downward slide started last month. The two countries had agreed to convene a conference of religious scholars, or ulema, to denounce suicide bombing. But the conference fell apart at the last minute, with each country blaming the other for undermining the effort.”