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Development Disrupted: The Case Of Afghanistan Taliban 2.0 And Lessons Learned About Foreign Aid Management, Mohammad Q. Shah, Stephen A. Rosenbaum
Development Disrupted: The Case Of Afghanistan Taliban 2.0 And Lessons Learned About Foreign Aid Management, Mohammad Q. Shah, Stephen A. Rosenbaum
Washington International Law Journal
In August 2021, the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan marked the end of twenty years of attempts at liberal state building and development in that country. Despite spending trillions of dollars to create a capable, functional government, the Afghan government could not last even a week without US military and financial support. After its collapse, the Taliban immediately took over Afghanistan for the second time (Taliban 2.0). This turn of events resulted in the discontinuance of foreign aid and immediate downturn of the Afghan economy. Since then, there has been debate, among other issues, over why and how the foreign …
International Law And The Taliban's Legal Status: Emerging Recognition Criteria?, Haroun Rahimi, Mahir Hazim
International Law And The Taliban's Legal Status: Emerging Recognition Criteria?, Haroun Rahimi, Mahir Hazim
Washington International Law Journal
After the American-mediated attempts at facilitating a negotiated transition failed in Doha, on August 15, 2021, the Taliban retook the Afghan capital and soon after re- established the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” (2021-) along with a caretaker government. The forceful return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan poses difficult questions of international law. Chief among these questions is who has the right to represent the Afghan state internationally after August 15, 2021. Applying the rules of public international to the case of the Taliban’s caretaker government, this article argues that the strongest argument for disqualifying the Taliban as a …
Anti-Corruption Justice Centre: A Comparison Of Its Operation In The Republic And The Emirate Of Afghanistan, Fahima Sirat
Anti-Corruption Justice Centre: A Comparison Of Its Operation In The Republic And The Emirate Of Afghanistan, Fahima Sirat
Washington International Law Journal
Transparency International's annual reports in recent years have put Afghanistan near the top of the list of corrupt countries. This paper explores how the Anti-Corruption Justice Centre (“ACJC”) – established in 2016 to prevent the loss of national assets, speed up the discovery, investigation, and judicial review of corruption cases, and observe international obligations – set about tackling the country’s endemic corruption. This paper then examines what happened to the ACJC after the fall of the Republic in August 2021 and the declaration of the Taliban Emirate. Lastly, this paper details the approach the Taliban Emirate has taken to the …