A Story of Failure: Ignoring the Local in Democratic Nation-Building in Afghanistan

Roundtable Introduction: Ignoring the Local in Afghanistan (2023)
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Abstract

This paper considers the 20-year period that began with the US presence, interrogating the dynamics that helped ensure the failure of the US project – purportedly a democratic, rights-based state. It particularly examine how international actors and Afghan leaders ignored local culture and context to their ultimate detriment. The lack of attention paid to these elements helped create an opportunity for the Taliban to take power again with little opposition once the United States departed the country.

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Sayed Hassan Akhlaq
George Washington University

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