Karachi : Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolutions, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi and the Hanns Seidel Foundation (Islamabad), 2006.
xix, 236 p. 25 cm.
Afghanistan – Politics and government – 2001- . Postwar reconstruction – Afghanistan. HPL.
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Notes Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Introduction
Moonis Ahmar (p. v-xvi)—Keynote address
Ahmed Rashid (xvii-xix)--Section One-Conceptual framework: Dynamics of internal power politics in Afghanistan
Kamal Matinuddin (1-10)– Afghanistan after 9
11
Moonis Ahmar (11-24)–Section Two–Major domestic challenges in post-Taliban Afghanistan and attempts at their solution: Warlordism, the disarmament program, and the rebuilding of the Afghan National Army Andreas Rieck (27-34)– The resurgence of poppy growing and the impact of drug money of Afghan economy and politics
Abdul Raziq Asmar (35-39)–Taliban remnants and other armed resistance groups : a diminishing security challenge
A. R. Siddiqi (41-50). – Security challenges faced by the Afghan regime in the post-Taliban period
Abubaker Saddique (51-55)– The 2004 Afghan presidential elections and challenges for the forthcoming parliamentary elections
Thomas Ruttig (57-66)– Afghan parliamentary elections : institutional repercussions for transition and reconstruction
Bushra Hamid (67-79)--Ethnic fault lines in Afghanistan and the challenge of national unity
Nasrine Abou-Bakre Gross (81-89)–The state of Afghanistan’s economy: mass poverty, underdevelopment and [the] legacy of war
Saifuddin Saihoon (91-99)– Rebuilding of government and law enforcement institutions in Afghanistan
Hameedullah Atayee (101-110)–The role of women in rebuilding Afghanistan
Sameera Ayyubi (111-124)--Repatriation of Afghan refugees (2002-2005): achievements and obstacles
Nasreen Ghufran (125-142)–The challenge of environmental degradation in Afghanistan
Syed Aamir Hameed (143-160)–Section three: rebuilding Afghanistan: the international and regional dimension–The US involvement in Afghanistan since 9
11 : strategic objectives, security and reconstruction
Marvin Weinbaum (163-175)–The role of Russia and Central Asian states in Afghanistan
Hazrat Wahriz (177-184)–Peace-building support by the United Nations
Eckart Schiewek (185-200)–Rebuilding Afghanistan: the resurgent role of India and Iran
Saleem Kidwai (201-214)–Section four: Future prospects for Afghanistan–Afghan civil society : an emerging new political culture?
Azizur Rahman Rifaee (217-222)—Security and reconstruction in Afghanistan : shortcomings and mid-term prospects