The Costs of Political Centralization in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s highly-centralized political system has deepened the country’s problems.
Read MoreAhmad Murid Partaw is the former Afghan Senior National Representative (SNR) to the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) and a graduate of Political Science from the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, FL. His research focuses on Afghan politics and the Middle East. He is an Alumni of the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA) as well as United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and Joint Special Operations University (JSOU). He writes about Afghanistan and Pakistan in Foreign Policy Journal, The National Interest, IHS Janes, Eurasia Journal, Kabul Times, and Indian Strategic Studies.
Posted by Ahmad Murid Partaw | Nov 4, 2015 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis |
Afghanistan’s highly-centralized political system has deepened the country’s problems.
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In order to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table, Afghanistan must undertake reforms and implement necessary political changes in the government.
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Nine months after its establishment, the National Unity Government of Afghanistan has not been successful in accomplishing its basic goals.
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