Afghanistan: Challenges and Options for Reconstructing a Stable and Moderate State
Abstract
The U.S.-led effort to end Afghanistan's role as host to Osama bin Laden and other anti-western Islamic terrorists requires not only the defeat of the Taliban but also the reconstruction of a stable, effective, and ideologically moderate Afghan state. Otherwise, the country could continue to be a potential base for terrorism and a source of regional instability. An important milestone was achieved in June 2002 with the generally successful conclusion of an Emergency Loya Jirga ( grand council ), which confirmed Hamid Karzai, an ethnic Pashtun member of the western educated elite with family ties to the former king as head of a Transitional Administration. Karzai, who previously headed an Interim Administration formed in December 2001, is charged with organizing a government, supervising the drafting of a constitution, and preparing for national elections to be held in December 2003.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 11, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA476249
Entities
People
- Richard P. Cronin
Organizations
- Library of Congress