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A negotiated end to the Afghan conflict : the Taliban's perspective / Borhan Osman.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Osman, Borhan, author.
- Series:
- Peaceworks ; no. 137.
- Peaceworks ; no. 137
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Taliban.
- Peace-building--Afghanistan--Public opinion.
- Peace-building.
- Public opinion--Afghanistan.
- Public opinion.
- Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes--Public opinion.
- Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes.
- Afghanistan--Political aspects.
- Afghanistan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (26 pages) : one illustration.
- illustration
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : United States Institute of Peace, 2018.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- This study is a rare attempt to systematically survey rank-and-file Taliban on the question of a nonmilitary end to the conflict in Afghanistan. It draws on in-depth interviews the author conducted from June 2017 through January 2018 with thirty-two Taliban members and supporters.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Main findings
- Methodology
- Do the views of foot soldiers matter?
- Why are the Taliban fighting?
- Do the Taliban have any faith in talks?
- What are the barriers to peace for the Taliban?
- Is fighting just business as usual?
- What are the potential deal breakers?
- Where is the path from negotiation to reconciliation?
- Taliban: a future without guns?
- Analysis: making sense of the Taliban's attitudes
- Policy implications
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
- Includes bibliographical references (page 26).
- Online resource; title from PDF cover page (USIP, viewed August 16, 2018).
- ISBN:
- 9781601277244
- 1601277245
- OCLC:
- 1048613127
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