Afghanistan: what everyone needs to know
"Through much of the twentieth century Afghanistan seemed to be a distant concern in the U.S. "Afghanistanism" used to be journalistic shorthand for stories about distant places that editors dismissed as irrelevant. Afghanistan's territory does include some remote, barely accessi...
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| Summary: | "Through much of the twentieth century Afghanistan seemed to be a distant concern in the U.S. "Afghanistanism" used to be journalistic shorthand for stories about distant places that editors dismissed as irrelevant. Afghanistan's territory does include some remote, barely accessible regions, but it also includes ancient metropolises such as Balkh, Herat, Kabul, and Kandahar that through much of history were crossroads for commerce and the spread of ideas, including religions and artistic styles. Afghanistan's period of isolation was not an inevitable consequence of its location; it was the result of the policies of the British and Russian colonial empires. In the late 19th and 20th century, those empires agreed to make Afghanistan a buffer state separating their two empires. The only foreign representative would be a Muslim representative of British India, which controlled Afghanistan's foreign affairs. That arrangement has broken down so thoroughly, that Afghanistan is now the opposite of a buffer state. Instead of preventing conflict by separating empires or states, it has become an arena where others act out proxy conflicts. The Soviet invasion of December 1979 turned the country into the hottest conflict of a supposedly Cold War. The Afghan state collapsed in the 1990s as a result of that proxy war and the breakup of the USSR, which had been funding the state. The country then became the arena of conflict among regional powers - Pakistan versus Iran, Russia, and India - but also a zone of competition over pipeline routes among the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and Iran." |
| Item Description: | Mit Beiträgen von Nematullah Bizhan, David Mansfield und Antonio Giustozzi in drei Kapiteln |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 332 Seiten Diagramme, 1 Karte |
| ISBN: | 9780190496647 9780190496630 |
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CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABBREVIATIONS AFGHANISTAN MAP 1 Afghanistan Seen by Others xi XV ХІХ 1 Do the United States or other countries have an obligation to help Afghanistan? 3 How does the situation in Afghanistan affect its neighbors? 4 Is Afghanistan the “graveyard of empires ”? 8 Does Afghanistan threaten the world, or vice versa? 11 2 The Land and the People 13 How do people in Afghanistan identify themselves? 13 What are the main ethnic groups in Afghanistan? 15 Is Afghanistan a tribal society? 18 What is the economy ofAfghanistan? 22 Is Afghanistan a traditional society living in some past century? 26 3 State and Politics What is the origin ofAfghanistan? 28 28 What political developments shaped the Afghan government since the country took on its present form? 32
vi Contents How has the Afghan state paid for itself? 4? Has the Afghan state been centralized or decentralized? A3 Historically, what was the relationship of Islam to state power, governance, and politics? A4 Why was Afghanistan stable and peaceful forso long? 46 4 Communist Coup, Islamic Resistance 48 How did the war start? 48 How did the world respond to the Invasion? 53 How did the PDPA-led DRA government change after the Soviet intervention? 55 What was the Afghan resistance and who were the mujahidin? 58 How did external support shape the Afghan resistance? 66 How did Arab mujahidin come to Afghanistan, and why did some of them found al-Qaeda? 67 How did the US and Pakistani strategies change? 71 Why did Mikhail Gorbachev withdraw Soviet troops from Afghanistan? 75 How did the USSR withdraw its troops? 77 Why did Najibullah’s government collapse in April 1992? 81 5 Civil War: Islamic State to Islamic Emirate 83 What set off the 1992-96 civil war? 83 How did the Afghan-Soviet and civil war transform Afghan society, politics, and International relations? 87 How did the Afghan-Soviet War change the relationship of Afghanistan to the international community? 90 What conditions gave rise to the Taliban? 93 Who were the Taliban and who were their leaders, including Mullah Omar? gg What was the goal of the Taliban? WO How was the Islamic Emirate ofAfghanistan structured? 103 Why did the Taliban ban girls from school and women from work, as well as enforce other strict prohibitions and requirements? 106
Contents vii How did the Taliban capture control of different regions ofAfghanistan? W9 What was the strategy of the Northern Alliance resistance to the Taliban? 113 What was the relationship of the Taliban to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda? 114 What was the relationship of the Taliban to Pakistan once the Taliban gained power? 1W How did the Taliban and the United Front fund their institutions and operations? 117 What relations did the Taliban have with the US and the rest of the international community? 124 How did the Taliban respond to 9/11, and why did they refuse to hand over the al-Qaeda leaders? 6 9/11, International Intervention, and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 126 128 What happened in the run-up to 9/11? 128 How did the US and other international actors respond to 9/11? 129 Who is Hamid Karzai? 133 How was the new government, led by Hamid Karzai, established, and what was the Bonn Agreement? 135 What was the political role of the UN in Afghanistan? 144 What was the International Security Assistance Force and what was its mandate? 146 Who were the "warlords, " and how did the US and other actors deal with them? 149 How were the Afghan National Security Forces, and the security sector more generally, built? 152 What was the purpose of the Emergency Loya Jirga and what happened there? 156 How didAfghanistan adopta new constitution, and what happened at the Constitutional Loya Jirga? 158 What is the role of elections? 161 What were the results of the two presidential elections won by President Karzai? 163
viii Contents Who is Ashraf Ghani, and how did he become president? 167 Is Afghanistan a democracy? 170 What does it mean thatAfghanistan is an Islamic republic? 173 7 Reconstruction and Development 175 Principal author, Nematullah Bizhan What was the economic and social condition ofAfghanistan at the start of the interim government? 175 How did the economic and social conditions change after 2001? 180 What were the development frameworks used by the Afghan government and its international supporters? 183 Was there a plan for the reconstruction ofAfghanistan? How was the aid coordinated? 185 Has the aid strengthened Afghan institutions? 193 How has aid dependence shaped Afghan politics? 196 What is the role ofAfghanistan’s neighbors in reconstruction and development? 199 Has aid decreased since 2014? What has been the economic effect of withdrawal of most foreign troops by 2014? 201 8 Narcotics and Counter-Narcotics 204 Principal author, David Mansfield How did narcotics become the largest industry in Afghanistan? 204 Who benefits from the narcotics industry? 206 Do farmers make more from opium poppy than they could from Other Crops? 2QŢ How did the Taliban suppress poppy cultivation in 2001? 208 What is the goal of counter-narcotics policy? 210 What policies did the international community andAfghan government pursue against narcotics, and what has been the result? 214 Why notjust buy all the opium from the farmers? What crop can substitute for poppy? շշը Do drugs support terrorism in Afghanistan? ???
Contents ix What is the relationship of the narcotics industry to the Afghan government? 225 What are the most important areas of cultivation? 226 Why is Afghanistan the center of world heroin production, and how can this change? 228 What are the main sources of corruption in Afghanistan other than narcotics? 9 More War, Insurgency, and Counterinsurgency 229 230 Principal author, Antonio Giustozzi How did the insurgency against the Afghan government and international presence in Afghanistan start? 230 What are the main centers of the insurgent leadership? 234 What is the Haqqani network? 235 Does the insurgency consist of a small number of extremist leaders allied to ai-Qaeda, and a large mass of fighters without ideological motivation? 237 How important has ai-Qaeda been in the insurgency? 239 What international support does the insurgency have? 240 What are the local sources of funding for the insurgency? 240 What are the objectives of the insurgency. Is negotiation or political settlement possible? 241 How have the Taliban fared on the battlefield since the major reduction of US coalition troops that began in 2011? 245 What has happened to the Taliban since the death of Mullah Omar? 247 Who are the Pakistani Taliban? Are they the same as the Afghan Taliban? 249 What effect did the rise of the Islamic State have on Afghanistan? 250 Can the Afghan Taliban return to power? 254 What has been the relattonship of the Taliban to Pakistan, especially the ISI? 10 Peace or More War? 254 256 What reforms did President Ghani enact? 258 Was the National Unity Government agreement
implemented? 262
x Contents What effect did the NUG have on intra-ethnic relations? 265 How has the international context changed? 267 How did US policy toward Afghanistan change with the Trump administration? 270 How did the Afghan peace process start? What didit consist of? 275 What are the prospects for peace and stability in Afghanistan? 291 CO-AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES 295 BIBLIOGRAPHY 299 INDEX 311 |
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CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABBREVIATIONS AFGHANISTAN MAP 1 Afghanistan Seen by Others xi XV ХІХ 1 Do the United States or other countries have an obligation to help Afghanistan? 3 How does the situation in Afghanistan affect its neighbors? 4 Is Afghanistan the “graveyard of empires ”? 8 Does Afghanistan threaten the world, or vice versa? 11 2 The Land and the People 13 How do people in Afghanistan identify themselves? 13 What are the main ethnic groups in Afghanistan? 15 Is Afghanistan a tribal society? 18 What is the economy ofAfghanistan? 22 Is Afghanistan a traditional society living in some past century? 26 3 State and Politics What is the origin ofAfghanistan? 28 28 What political developments shaped the Afghan government since the country took on its present form? 32
vi Contents How has the Afghan state paid for itself? 4? Has the Afghan state been centralized or decentralized? A3 Historically, what was the relationship of Islam to state power, governance, and politics? A4 Why was Afghanistan stable and peaceful forso long? 46 4 Communist Coup, Islamic Resistance 48 How did the war start? 48 How did the world respond to the Invasion? 53 How did the PDPA-led DRA government change after the Soviet intervention? 55 What was the Afghan resistance and who were the mujahidin? 58 How did external support shape the Afghan resistance? 66 How did Arab mujahidin come to Afghanistan, and why did some of them found al-Qaeda? 67 How did the US and Pakistani strategies change? 71 Why did Mikhail Gorbachev withdraw Soviet troops from Afghanistan? 75 How did the USSR withdraw its troops? 77 Why did Najibullah’s government collapse in April 1992? 81 5 Civil War: Islamic State to Islamic Emirate 83 What set off the 1992-96 civil war? 83 How did the Afghan-Soviet and civil war transform Afghan society, politics, and International relations? 87 How did the Afghan-Soviet War change the relationship of Afghanistan to the international community? 90 What conditions gave rise to the Taliban? 93 Who were the Taliban and who were their leaders, including Mullah Omar? gg What was the goal of the Taliban? WO How was the Islamic Emirate ofAfghanistan structured? 103 Why did the Taliban ban girls from school and women from work, as well as enforce other strict prohibitions and requirements? 106
Contents vii How did the Taliban capture control of different regions ofAfghanistan? W9 What was the strategy of the Northern Alliance resistance to the Taliban? 113 What was the relationship of the Taliban to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda? 114 What was the relationship of the Taliban to Pakistan once the Taliban gained power? 1W How did the Taliban and the United Front fund their institutions and operations? 117 What relations did the Taliban have with the US and the rest of the international community? 124 How did the Taliban respond to 9/11, and why did they refuse to hand over the al-Qaeda leaders? 6 9/11, International Intervention, and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 126 128 What happened in the run-up to 9/11? 128 How did the US and other international actors respond to 9/11? 129 Who is Hamid Karzai? 133 How was the new government, led by Hamid Karzai, established, and what was the Bonn Agreement? 135 What was the political role of the UN in Afghanistan? 144 What was the International Security Assistance Force and what was its mandate? 146 Who were the "warlords, " and how did the US and other actors deal with them? 149 How were the Afghan National Security Forces, and the security sector more generally, built? 152 What was the purpose of the Emergency Loya Jirga and what happened there? 156 How didAfghanistan adopta new constitution, and what happened at the Constitutional Loya Jirga? 158 What is the role of elections? 161 What were the results of the two presidential elections won by President Karzai? 163
viii Contents Who is Ashraf Ghani, and how did he become president? 167 Is Afghanistan a democracy? 170 What does it mean thatAfghanistan is an Islamic republic? 173 7 Reconstruction and Development 175 Principal author, Nematullah Bizhan What was the economic and social condition ofAfghanistan at the start of the interim government? 175 How did the economic and social conditions change after 2001? 180 What were the development frameworks used by the Afghan government and its international supporters? 183 Was there a plan for the reconstruction ofAfghanistan? How was the aid coordinated? 185 Has the aid strengthened Afghan institutions? 193 How has aid dependence shaped Afghan politics? 196 What is the role ofAfghanistan’s neighbors in reconstruction and development? 199 Has aid decreased since 2014? What has been the economic effect of withdrawal of most foreign troops by 2014? 201 8 Narcotics and Counter-Narcotics 204 Principal author, David Mansfield How did narcotics become the largest industry in Afghanistan? 204 Who benefits from the narcotics industry? 206 Do farmers make more from opium poppy than they could from Other Crops? 2QŢ How did the Taliban suppress poppy cultivation in 2001? 208 What is the goal of counter-narcotics policy? 210 What policies did the international community andAfghan government pursue against narcotics, and what has been the result? 214 Why notjust buy all the opium from the farmers? What crop can substitute for poppy? շշը Do drugs support terrorism in Afghanistan? ???
Contents ix What is the relationship of the narcotics industry to the Afghan government? 225 What are the most important areas of cultivation? 226 Why is Afghanistan the center of world heroin production, and how can this change? 228 What are the main sources of corruption in Afghanistan other than narcotics? 9 More War, Insurgency, and Counterinsurgency 229 230 Principal author, Antonio Giustozzi How did the insurgency against the Afghan government and international presence in Afghanistan start? 230 What are the main centers of the insurgent leadership? 234 What is the Haqqani network? 235 Does the insurgency consist of a small number of extremist leaders allied to ai-Qaeda, and a large mass of fighters without ideological motivation? 237 How important has ai-Qaeda been in the insurgency? 239 What international support does the insurgency have? 240 What are the local sources of funding for the insurgency? 240 What are the objectives of the insurgency. Is negotiation or political settlement possible? 241 How have the Taliban fared on the battlefield since the major reduction of US coalition troops that began in 2011? 245 What has happened to the Taliban since the death of Mullah Omar? 247 Who are the Pakistani Taliban? Are they the same as the Afghan Taliban? 249 What effect did the rise of the Islamic State have on Afghanistan? 250 Can the Afghan Taliban return to power? 254 What has been the relattonship of the Taliban to Pakistan, especially the ISI? 10 Peace or More War? 254 256 What reforms did President Ghani enact? 258 Was the National Unity Government agreement
implemented? 262
x Contents What effect did the NUG have on intra-ethnic relations? 265 How has the international context changed? 267 How did US policy toward Afghanistan change with the Trump administration? 270 How did the Afghan peace process start? What didit consist of? 275 What are the prospects for peace and stability in Afghanistan? 291 CO-AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES 295 BIBLIOGRAPHY 299 INDEX 311 |
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| spelling | Rubin, Barnett R. 1950- Verfasser (DE-588)111306450 aut Afghanistan what everyone needs to know Barnett R. Rubin New York, NY, United States of America Oxford University Press [2020] © 2020 xviii, 332 Seiten Diagramme, 1 Karte txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier What everyone needs to know Mit Beiträgen von Nematullah Bizhan, David Mansfield und Antonio Giustozzi in drei Kapiteln "Through much of the twentieth century Afghanistan seemed to be a distant concern in the U.S. "Afghanistanism" used to be journalistic shorthand for stories about distant places that editors dismissed as irrelevant. Afghanistan's territory does include some remote, barely accessible regions, but it also includes ancient metropolises such as Balkh, Herat, Kabul, and Kandahar that through much of history were crossroads for commerce and the spread of ideas, including religions and artistic styles. Afghanistan's period of isolation was not an inevitable consequence of its location; it was the result of the policies of the British and Russian colonial empires. In the late 19th and 20th century, those empires agreed to make Afghanistan a buffer state separating their two empires. The only foreign representative would be a Muslim representative of British India, which controlled Afghanistan's foreign affairs. That arrangement has broken down so thoroughly, that Afghanistan is now the opposite of a buffer state. Instead of preventing conflict by separating empires or states, it has become an arena where others act out proxy conflicts. The Soviet invasion of December 1979 turned the country into the hottest conflict of a supposedly Cold War. The Afghan state collapsed in the 1990s as a result of that proxy war and the breakup of the USSR, which had been funding the state. The country then became the arena of conflict among regional powers - Pakistan versus Iran, Russia, and India - but also a zone of competition over pipeline routes among the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and Iran." Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Afghanistan (DE-588)4000687-6 gnd rswk-swf Afghanistan / History / 20th century Afghanistan / History / 2001- Afghanistan / Politics and government / 20th century Afghanistan / Politics and government / 21st century Politics and government Afghanistan Since 1900 History Afghanistan (DE-588)4000687-6 g Geschichte z DE-604 Bizhan, Nematullah (DE-588)1160447268 ctb Mansfield, David (DE-588)109741647X ctb Giustozzi, Antonio 1966- (DE-588)1044841346 ctb Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, updf 978-0-19-049665-4 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, EPUB 978-0-19-049666-1 Digitalisierung UB Bamberg - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=032231712&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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