The Taliban and Afghanistan

  • Maja Touzari Greenwood (Organizer)

    Activity: Participating in or Organising an Event › Participation in or Organisation of Conference

    Description

    As a military defeat of the Taliban prior to the NATO pull-out in 2014 seems ever more unlikely, there is increasing openness to thinking about the Taliban as a movement that must be factored in when considering Afghan politics after 2014. This development requires us to abandon the predominant one-dimensional concept of “the enemy” - as tied to earlier military objectives - in order to better understand: How is the Taliban of 2013 different from that of the 1990’s? Which role might the Taliban play over the coming years? Will they negotiate for political power, and over which issues? And could they play a role in stabilizing Afghanistan?
    Period27 Nov 2013
    Event typeConference
    OrganiserDanish Institute for International Studies
    LocationCopenhagen, DenmarkShow on map

    Keywords

    • afghanistan
    • taliban