Afghanistan : Politics, Elections, and Government Performance.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corruption.

Elections.

Economic assistance.

Afghanistan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (66 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-RS-21922v in the 2012 issue.

Provides background on historic patterns of Afghan authority and politics. Reviews status of post-Taliban political transition and political landscape in Afghanistan under leadership of President Hamid Karzai since 2004-2005 elections and adoption of Afghan constitution. Evaluates Afghan Government capacity and performance, reviewing efforts to expand central and local Afghan Government capacity, anti-corruption efforts and rule of law promotion, efforts to promote human rights and civil society, and possible effects of a settlement with the Taliban.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. Afghanistan

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.