Afghanistan [electronic resource] : Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

Corporate Author: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (66 pages), digital, PDF file

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Provides background on historic patterns of Afghan authority and politics. Reviews status of post-Taliban political transition and political landscape in Afghanistan under leadership of President Hamid Karzai since 2004-2005 elections and adoption of Afghan constitution. Evaluates Afghan Government capacity and performance, reviewing efforts to expand central and local Afghan Government capacity, anti-corruption efforts and rule of law promotion, efforts to promote human rights and civil society, and possible effects of a settlement with the Taliban.
This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-RS-21922v in the 2012 issue.

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