Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance

Abstract

The central government's limited writ and perceived corruption are helping sustain a Taliban insurgency and painting President Hamid Karzai as a weak leader. However, ethnic disputes have been confined to political debate and competition, enabling Karzai to focus on reversing the security deterioration and on his re-election bid in the fall of 2009. See CRS Report RL30588, Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy, by Kenneth Katzman.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 23, 2008
Accession Number
ADA487513

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Katzman

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Agreements
  • Alliances
  • Department Of State
  • Elections
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Insurgency
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • Negotiations
  • Religious Freedom
  • Security
  • Supreme Court
  • United States

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.