Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance

Abstract

The central government's limited writ and perceived corruption are helping sustain a Taliban insurgency and feeding pessimism about the Afghanistan stabilization effort. However, ethnic disputes remain confined largely to political debate and competition, enabling President Karzai to focus on improving governance, reversing security deterioration, and his re-election bid in the fall of 2009. Karzai is running for re-election, but he faces some loss of public confidence and fluid coalitions of potentially strong election opponents. At the same time, U.S. and Afghan officials are shifting toward promoting local governing bodies and security initiatives as a complement to efforts to build central government capabilities. 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
Jan 06, 2009
Accession Number
ADA493190

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Katzman

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Agreements
  • Commerce
  • Department Of State
  • Elections
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Law
  • Military Operations
  • Minority Groups
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Security
  • Supreme Court
  • Terrorism
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.