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 try to focus on accepting U.S. and international advice on how to improve governance, reversing security deterioration, and on winning re-election in presidential elections slated for August 20, 2009. Karzai is running for re-election, but he faces substantial loss of public confidence and fluid coalitions of potentially strong election opponents. Despite the government's widely noted shortcomings, few dispute that the country has made substantial progress on personal and political freedoms since the fall of the Taliban regime.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 05, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA494273
Entities
People
- Kenneth Katzman
Organizations
- Library of Congress