Militia Order in Afghanistan: Guardians or Gangsters?

ISBN-13: 9780367710453 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 180 str.

Matthew P. Dearing

Opis

This book offers a new insight into when and why paramilitary groups in Afghanistan engage in protective or predatory behavior against the civilians they purportedly defend.

Recenzje

'Dearing has done an outstanding job of weaving together a wide range of critical themes relevant to militias and state institution building that offer very valuable insights to both policy and academic worlds. .. The lessons of history are evident as Dearing’s excellent scholarship makes clear: no success or progress is possible if the legitimate interests and security concerns of at-risk communities are not kept in view.'--from the Foreword by Hassan Abbas, National Defense University, Washington DC, USA

Spis treści

Foreword by Hassan Abbas 1. Introduction 2. Embedded Militias in Afghanistan 3. Gangland in Northern Afghanistan 4. Vigilante Uprisings in Ghazni 5. Guardians of Paktika 6. From Guardians to Territorial Force

O autorze

Matthew P. Dearing is an Associate Professor of Regional and Analytical Studies at the College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University.