DDR in Afghanistan: Disarming, Demobilizing, and Reintegrating Afghan Combatants in Accordance with a Peace Agreement

Abstract

Any final peace accord between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents is expected to involve some restructuring of the Afghan security institutions, some amalgamation of Taliban elements into the national army and police, and some number of fighters on each side released from service and transitioning back into civilian life. Implementation of any Afghan peace agreement will be a multiyear effort. Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) are likely to result from rather than lead in the process, because disarmament in the presence of an armed adversary requires a level of trust that can only be built over time.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1095531

Entities

People

  • James F. Dobbins
  • Jason H. Campbell
  • Laurel E. Miller
  • S. R. Zimmerman

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Central Command

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.