Myths and Misconceptions in the Afghan Transition

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dc.contributor.authorCoburn, Noah
dc.contributor.authorMiakhel, Shahmahmood
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-21T13:47:26Z
dc.date.available2016-10-21T13:47:26Z
dc.date.issued2012-04-09
dc.description.abstractThe coming period of transition to Afghan control of national security will require greater cooperation and understanding between all parties. Cooperation between the international community, the Afghan government and local communities is currently being undermined by a series of myths and assumptions which stem from the unstable conditions, a perceived lack of shared interests and a handful of highly publicized incidents. The international community often underestimates local capacity for governance in Afghanistan and ignores the success that Afghanistan did have with self-rule for much of the 20th century. Local Afghan communities are skeptical of the aims of both counterinsurgency and state-building measures, as projects, such as internationally sponsored elections, have failed to yield anticipated results despite the continued presence of international troops. There is an urgent need to rethink some of the assumptions on both sides of the table which threaten to undermine the long-term prospects for peace in Afghanistan.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11209/10490
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUnited States Institute of Peaceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPeaceBrief;123
dc.subjectAfghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-en_US
dc.subjectAfghanistanen_US
dc.titleMyths and Misconceptions in the Afghan Transitionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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