Is Aphganistan Fertile enought for Nation-Building

Theoretically, it holds that the United States (US) invaded Afghanistan as a self-defense strategy following the 9/11 attacks. Practically, however, as US foreign policy is about conquest, self-protection and resource-extraction, it seeks strategic dominance of geographical space to sustain its global relevance. The rationality of the US suggests the need to continuously accumulate capital, resources and military proficiency to ensure autonomy. Therefore, a pragmatic reading into the motivation behind the invasion of Afghanistan negates the self-defense theory. Rather, the shifting coordinates of power within central and southern Asia crafted the perfect criteria for US intervention. This work explores the motivations and systemic cover-ups designed by the Bush administration in ordering military troops into Afghanistan in 2001. It will hold that this invasion was not just a War on Terror, but rather a tactic to ensure US prevalence within the region, and henceforth, the rest of the world. Thus, why did the US invade Afghanistan?

During the seminar, many inquiries about Afghanistan’s state of being were made. One such question asked was how Afghanistan can repair their country from the many damages of war and whether they would have to fix their issues themselves or with the assistance of outside help. The question played with the idea on whether the road

The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan just to see themselves as the big “Losers” of the war. The defeat of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan was a serious blow to the prestige of the Army, to national pride and faith in the soviet political leaders. The scars it left on many of the remaining soldiers created social and political problems. A reform of the military was necessary. In the midst of all these turmoil, “there was also corruption and inefficiency within the states bureaucracy” (p.3 smitha.com) and nothing seemed to get done. The soviet people and some Eastern European countries were fed up of all these ongoing problems the Soviet Union was facing. The soviet people were fed up with the high communist party which stood ground and dominated the entire soviet politics, as this was the only party in the states since Stalin’s regime. The party had become rigid and corrupt which discouraged younger party members who saw little chance of advancement. At this stage corruption was the order of the soviet system of government which buoyed lack of commitment to the government.

For over 2 centuries, Afghanistan has known virtually no time without war. Beginning around 326 B.C. with the conquests of Alexander the Great, to the Persians, British, Russians and most recently, America and our NATO allies, Afghanistan has been cultivated into the country that it is today through a trial by fire. Regardless of this relentless onslaught of foreign military power, the Afghan people have tirelessly defended their homeland with no outside power ever being able to subdue them completely. Following the withdrawal of the Soviet Union in 1989, the country fell into civil war, torn even further apart by fiercely dedicated tribal warlords. This power vacuum led to the rise of a group called the Taliban. Led by a one eyed man

Following military acts of governmental authority or national warfare, a significant worry arises for nations. As stated in the powerpoint, especially when the state is large and diverse, it is much more likely that it is becomes fragile. The question of whether the nation will need national-building, or state-building has to be determined in the case of military acts. State collapse can be due to the failure of the nation to convey favorable diplomatic benefits to the nation. The collapse of a state can be due to a number of reasons, for example the vast amount of governmental goods. Also, the failure of a nation can be caused by the lack of providing protection and safety, a permissible organization that examines

Afghanistan has been for years a country struggling with authority issues. These struggles date back to the 16th century of the Mughal Empire and continues with the Taliban today. These historic struggles are responsible of the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of our world. There have been many attempts from other groups to try and “conquer” the land but

As America find herself in today’s “War on Terrorism,” one can easily find a number of similarities between today’s situation and the war in Vietnam. As the Taliban steadily loses control and power over Afghanistan, it becomes exceedingly important to discuss potential replacement governments. Afghanistan is, like Vietnam in the 50’s and 60’s, a very volatile country full of a variety of people speaking different dialects and practicing different religions. It is very important, then, that the government that is installed is one that is capable of maintaining some type of control or authority over its diverse people.

The concept of building a nation is much different from the concept of building a state. As Fukuyama mentions, many argue that creating a nation is an incredibly complicated process that “outsiders” simply cannot accomplish (Jan/Feb 2004). Building a nation requires some degree of national pride, which is not possible for foreigners to exhibit. Instead, what the United

The problem in Afghanistan, many Western military and civilian officials believe, is that the Afghan government is not strong enough. The Afghan state has not established a monopoly over violence throughout Afghanistan, has not sufficiently penetrated society, and has insufficient control over social relations and resources.

In the history of Afghanistan, a state, in order to be deemed as legitimate, had to satisfy three preconditions. Firstly, it had to be a broker between clans, tribes and ethnic groups. Secondly it had to deliver basic security and ensure secure access to public services and infrastructure. Lastly, it had to embody the concept of Afganistan as an independent Islamic territory .

The Northern Alliance is a multi-ethnic alliance group in Afghanistan united under their opposition to the Taliban. This was the beginning toward their new freedom, but unfortunately progress still needed to be made towards this independence. The Northern Alliance sent security forces into Kabul on November 18,2001 after the unanticipated withdrawal of the Taliban (Rhode et al.). On Kabul's outskirts, women who were forced into virtually total seclusion under Taliban rule waved excitedly to foreigners and hundreds of people, mostly women, celebrated in the streets (Rhode et al.). Women were previously disrespected during the Taliban rule and that was now becoming evident. After the Taliban withdrew from Afghanistan, there was an immediate push toward improving rights for women. This push towards an improvement of women’s right was advocated by the unjust treatment suffered by women in their patriarchal society under the rule of the Taliban. This was the initial step towards women’s equality in Afghanistan society, a long awaited

The point of this article is to examine the case that an untimely withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan may not be to the greatest advantage of the United States. The American military vicinity in Afghanistan is a standout amongst the most essential issues of contemporary global relations. Amid the previous decade the subject of the US and NATO troops in Afghanistan has ascended on the political motivation. The American vicinity in Afghanistan is essential, not just for South and Central Asia, and the Middle East, yet for a whole universal group. This article will reach a conclusion in respect to whether American troops ought to finish what has been started and keep its strengths in Afghanistan or ought to the US quit from this nation. In the first piece of this exposition I will display a foundation to the worldwide intrusion of Afghanistan taking after the 9/11 terrorist assaults. In the second part I will analyze contentions why staying in Afghanistan is to American best advantage. These are: Taliban come back to power, destabilization of the district and al - Qaida come back to its bases in Afghanistan. Also I will scrutinize these most noticeably awful - case situations. At last I will look at the contentions of backers for complete or if nothing else a halfway deserting of Afghanistan

The UN has served as the key forum where Member States and experts have developed universal norms and standards in conventions, declarations, regulatory frameworks, agreements, guidelines, codes of practice and other standard setting instruments, at national and regional levels. The UN’s normative work in Afghanistan operates at three categories: a) support in the development of norms and standards; b) support in integrating norms and standards into legislation, policies and development plans; and c) support in implementing legislation, policies and development plans based on the international norms, standards and conventions. On the one hand, the UN’s normative work acts as a foundation for the work of all

Afghanistan for years now has turned into be the talk of the century. In that nation there has been a battle ground of altering associations, betrayal, and participation of foreign rudiments at the expenditure of the political, financial and social tragedy of the zone. Thoughts for instance 'the enemies yesterdays from are today's friends; the friends that are of today are tomorrows enemies' have frequently been knowledgeable in the due course. Issues for instance changing royalties from the Mujahideen to the Taliban, decisive the possibility of the concluding in the long and short run, and observing all of the substitutes to this plan, need an accepting of the old contexts, and predominant conditions. Was having the support for Taliban the most promising choice? Could there not be a better substitute for Pakistan in order for them to achieve the same benefits that it had plans to attain with the Taliban governmental monopoly in the neighborhood? With that said, this paper will support the theory that suggests defeating a terror group with force, and using economic incentives to turn the populace against them, thus removing their base of support.

The main problem facing the Peacebuilding Commission, with concerns to this research project, is its lack of a strongly defined state-building policy. The current goal of the PBC is to resolve any lingering conflicts in war-torn regions of the world; however, this goal does not provide an agenda for creating a successfully self-governed nation-state. As previously described, the state-building process can be extremely intricate and varies on a case-by-case basis.