Promoting Stability and Resolving Provincial Disputes in Afghanistan: USIP’s Dispute Councils Program
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2011-06-10
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United States Institute of Peace
Abstract
Currently numerous disputes at the local level are unresolved in Afghanistan, leading to local instability, a growing distance between the government and people and encouraging communities
to turn to the Taliban. In March 2010, USIP began working with local elders, government officials (particularly governors
and officials from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs) and religious figures to address a range of disputes in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces in eastern Afghanistan. These networks of elders, working closely with government officials and, in some cases, the
international military, have addressed conflicts that include land disputes, criminal cases, and
disputes involving the Taliban. Since 2010, USIP’s Dispute Resolution Project has participated
in and recorded the resolution of over 120 cases. The project suggests several methods for facilitating dispute resolution that rely on flexible
networks of locally legitimate political figures which will strengthen the government, promote rule of law and decrease the appeal of the Taliban.
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Dispute resolution (Law) -- Afghanistan., Justice, Administration of -- Afghanistan., Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-