The Shadow Emirate: The Taliban's Return to Power

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Abstract:

The Afghan Taliban have been steadily making inroads in Afghanistan since their removal from power in 2001 and this thesis will look at how their usage of the shadow government system and their penchant to provide justice to the local Afghan is legitimizing their presence and setting them up to take over power in 2014. Additionally, a comparison between the Taliban and Hezbollah will be conducted to determine if there are indeed indicators of the Afghan group transitioning to a political party, participating in the government, or a takeover of power. Hezbollah is used as an example of a successful transition to a political party. An understanding of what the Taliban may do post-2014 is important for the US and international community s military drawdown and subsequent withdrawal from the region.

Author(s):
Swanson, Jessica L.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis
Pagination:
0107

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
NPS
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_8.2.4_Leverage Capacities and Capabilities of Security Establishments; JCA_8.2.3_Build the Capabilities and Capacities of Partners and Institutions; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_8.1.3_Influence Adversary and Competitor Audiences; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_5.3.1_Analyze Problem; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_6.1_Information Transport
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*AFGHANISTAN, *GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN), *INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, POLITICAL SCIENCE, POWER
Field(s)/Group(s):
Government and Political Science
Report Date:
2013 Jun 01
Creation Date:
2013 Oct 07