Afghanistan §

• Full Name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
• Location: Southern Asia
• Capital: Kabul
• Government System: Taliban’s interim government

How Afghanistan is a failed state §

Internal Factors §

• Internal Conflict
  • Wars left the country poor: civil war Mujahadeen & Najib
  • Extremist Taliban joining
  • Insurgency of humanitarian crisis
• Weak government: Afghanistan is a democracy, but
  • No mechanism to hold government’s actions accountable for biased treatment of elite groups
    • Corruption & Nepotism
  • Bad healthcare, education, clean water

External Factor §

• 11 -> US invading -> US’s state building failed -> Taliban rule
  • Made achievements in human rights & humanitarian development
  • Achievements get undone, too many civilian casualties from US operations

Sub-Topics on Afghanistan §

• Significant events
  • Soviet-Afganistan war
  • War in Afghanistan
• Should external parties or states involve in the conflict, human rights issues, and domestic conflicts in Afghanistan?

References §

1. 2022-05-30’s Group 3 Presentation