Unfinished Business in Afghanistan. .
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Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 66Global Issues. Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Special Report, 2003ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Afghanistan -- Armed Forces | Afghanistan -- Ethnic relations | Afghanistan -- History -- Antiterrorist operations (2001-) -- Reconstruction | Afghanistan -- Politics and government | Afghanistan -- Social conditions | Ethnic groups -- Afghanistan | Ethnic relations | Internal security | Karzai | Pushtuns | Regionalism | WarlordsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "In comparison to the quick and successful U.S. military campaign to oust the Taliban, the political task of creating a stable and secure democratic state in Afghanistan is proving much more difficult. There are some hopeful signs since January 2003 with sections of President Hamid Karzai's government apparatus becoming more functional. But the central government continues to be severely hampered in the absence of adequate funds, security structures, and infrastructure." (UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE SPECIAL REPORT) This article reports that "the most compelling challenges facing Afghanistan today [2003] are: legitimizing the central government and managing center-periphery relations, especially in dealing with warlords; providing credible security and rule of law extending beyond Kabul; economic reconstruction; and maintaining ethnic harmony and achieving national integration."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Unfinished Business in Afghanistan, April 2003; pp. 1-12.
"In comparison to the quick and successful U.S. military campaign to oust the Taliban, the political task of creating a stable and secure democratic state in Afghanistan is proving much more difficult. There are some hopeful signs since January 2003 with sections of President Hamid Karzai's government apparatus becoming more functional. But the central government continues to be severely hampered in the absence of adequate funds, security structures, and infrastructure." (UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE SPECIAL REPORT) This article reports that "the most compelling challenges facing Afghanistan today [2003] are: legitimizing the central government and managing center-periphery relations, especially in dealing with warlords; providing credible security and rule of law extending beyond Kabul; economic reconstruction; and maintaining ethnic harmony and achieving national integration."
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