Afghanistan : Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-RS-21922y in the 2013 issue. Provides background on historic patterns of Afghan authorit...

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-RS-21922y in the 2013 issue.

Provides background on historic patterns of Afghan authority and politics, and reviews status of post-Taliban political transition and political landscape in Afghanistan. Evaluates Afghan Government capacity and performance, reviewing efforts to expand central and local Afghan Government capacity, anti-corruption efforts, efforts to promote human rights and civil society, and possible effects of a settlement with the Taliban.

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