The causal mechanism of Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan
Author
Paronjana, Areva
Term
4. term
Publication year
2012
Submitted on
2012-06-20
Pages
65
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger, hvorfor Taliban kunne komme tilbage i Afghanistan efter at være blevet besejret i 2001. Det ser på de underliggende årsager og processer—de kausale mekanismer—der gjorde deres tilbagevenden mulig. Afghanistan kom i centrum for den internationale politiske debat, efter at USA i oktober 2001 annoncerede "krigen mod terror", først med støtte fra Storbritannien, Canada og Australien og senere også fra andre ISAF-lande (International Security Assistance Force). Krigen begyndte med forventning om en hurtig og afgørende sejr. Ved udgangen af 2001 mente mange, at Taliban var knust. I stedet fortsatte kampene i mere end et årti med skiftende resultater. Meget akademisk og journalistisk litteratur spørger, hvorfor det internationale samfund ikke opnåede en endelig sejr over Taliban. Dette studie flytter fokus til, hvordan Taliban kom tilbage: Det undersøger og analyserer de konkrete dynamikker, der muliggjorde deres tilbagevenden i Afghanistan.
This thesis investigates why the Taliban were able to re-emerge in Afghanistan after being defeated in 2001. It examines the underlying causes and processes—the causal mechanisms—that made their return possible. Afghanistan moved to the center of international political debate after the United States announced the "war on terror" in October 2001, initially with support from the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia and later from other ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) countries. The war began with the expectation of a quick, decisive victory. By the end of 2001, many believed the Taliban had been destroyed. Instead, fighting continued for more than a decade with mixed results. Much academic and journalistic writing asks why the international community failed to secure a decisive victory over the Taliban. This study shifts the focus to how the Taliban came back: it examines and analyzes the specific dynamics that enabled their resurgence in Afghanistan.
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