Afghanistan: Human Cost of Armed Conflict  since the Soviet Invasion

İmtiyaz Gul KHAN

Makale detayları

Afghanistan: Human Cost of Armed Conflict since the Soviet Invasion

Yazarlar:

İmtiyaz Gul KHAN

Yayıncı:

T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Dergi:

PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2012 Vol.17 Issue 4, pp.209-224

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2011

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000585965

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2651-3315

pISSN:

1300-8641

Özet:

 

The Afghan wars present a good example of contemporary conflicts, often described as “complex political emergencies”  CPEs . These are the offshoots of diverse factors related to ethno-national, ethno-geographic, ethnoeconomic, ethno-religious and ethno-sectarian manifestations. In order to comprehend these conflicts in entirety, one needs to examine Afghanistan’s historico-cultural and linguistic dynamics, socio-economic structure, religiotribal ideologies, and geo-strategic and geopolitical stereotypes. The aim of the article is to furnish a comprehensive record of the impact on the country’s human capital from the Soviet occupation up to the US invasion. The US invasion in the post-9/11 environment, however, brought no let up to the miseries of the Afghan people. Importantly, the current Afghan conflict embodies horrendous consequences for the country’s survival on the one hand, and regional and global security on the other. The article examines how civilians have increasingly borne the brunt of the US and NATO air war against the Taliban and other insurgent groups. It examines air strike and casualty data to analyse trends and identify problems that cause civilian casualties in US air operations In addition, the social and psychological effects  and violations of human rights associated  with assassinations are more devastating than  a body count. Moreover, the lack of security,  economic development, effective rule of law,  and coordination of effort stand in the way  of sustainable progress in the country. Against  the failing socio-economic system, opium  cultivation has developed as an alternative to  country’s poor economic base and quite limited  sources of proper food, clothing, housing, and  employment.

Makale detayları

Afghanistan: Human Cost of Armed Conflict since the Soviet Invasion

Yazarlar: İmtiyaz Gul KHAN

Yayıncı: T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Dergi: PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2012 Vol.17 Issue 4, pp.209-224

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2011

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000585965

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2651-3315

pISSN: 1300-8641

Sayı

Yazarlar:

İmtiyaz Gul KHAN

Yayıncı:

T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Dergi:

PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2012 Vol.17 Issue 4, pp.209-224

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2011

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000585965

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2651-3315

pISSN:

1300-8641