The Taliban's War for Legitimacy in Afghanistan

Jackson, Ashley; Weigand, Florian

doi:10.1525/curh.2019.118.807.143

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“…128 Exploiting the people's frustration with the government's failures and relying on its system of "shadow governance", the Taliban has progressively strengthened its legitimacy vis-a-vis the government among many sectors of the Afghan population. 129 Drawing from its extensive experience in governance, over the past few months the Taliban has been trying to respond quickly to the Covid-19 emergency and to use its response to portray itself as a more efficient and reliable governor than the government in Kabul. 130 Specifically, the Taliban has launched awareness workshops to educate the people on how to use gloves and masks, how to wash hands appropriately with soap and clean water, and how to practice social distancing.…”

Section: Hayat Tahrir Al-sham In North-western Syriamentioning

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Rebel Governance at the Time of Covid-19: Emergencies as Opportunities for Rebel Rulers

Furlan

2020

Studies in Conflict & Terrorism

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As Covid-19 has spread worldwide, not only governments but also rebel rulers have had to face the crisis. Therefore, it is important to understand whether exogenous shocks pose to rebel rulers the same challenges they pose to governments. To answer this question, I will refer to the academic literature and I will study two insurgent groups that have been confronted by coronavirus-Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Taliban. Following the case studies, I will argue that while emergencies pose great challenges to governments, they provide rebel rulers with an opportunity to project themselves as more credible and legitimate rulers.

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Section: Hayat Tahrir Al-sham In North-western Syriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Rebel Governance at the Time of Covid-19: Emergencies as Opportunities for Rebel Rulers

Furlan

2020

Studies in Conflict & Terrorism

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“…Afghanistan telah berperang sejak 1979, ketika Uni Soviet menyerbu dan menduduki Afghanistan. Saat pasukan Uni Soviet mundur pada tahun 1989, para mujahidin; faksi-faksi yang memaksa mundur justru mereka berbalik satu sama lain dan menjerumuskan Afghanistan ke dalam perang saudara (Jackson & Weigand, 2019). Perjanjian 1988 tidak menyelesaikan perbedaan antara pemerintah dan mujahidin, dan pada tahun 1992 Afghanistan mengalami perang saudara yang semakin merusak ekonomi.…”

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Sejarah Islam dan Politik Afghanistan

Musta'id

2022

Fajar Hist. J. Ilmu Sej. dan Pendidik.

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This research is motivated by several media that present news of conflicts that often occur and are prolonged to various in the country of Afghanistan which is predominantly inhabited by Muslims. Departing from this, the author is very interested in exploring the existence of these events. This study aims to determine the history of the development of Islam and the dynamics of Islamic politics in Afghanistan. This research uses historical approach analysis. The analysis is more directed to the history of the development of Islam and political dynamics in Afghanistan. The sources in this study were obtained through several works such as articles, books, and journals. After that the data obtained is then verified, analyzed, and a conclusion is drawn. The findings of this study are that Islam has developed in Afghanistan for a long time and the turmoil of the emergence of several events such as the civil war to the emergence of the Taliban group whose movement is very massive, the emergence of several political parties that adorn democracy in Afghanistan makes political dynamics in Afghanistan very diverse.Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh beberapa media yang menyajikan berita konflik yang sering terjadi dan berkepanjangan hingga beragam di negara Afghanistan yang mayoritas dihuni oleh orang muslim. Berangkat dari hal itu, penulis sangat tertarik untuk menelusuri adanya peristiwa tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejarah perkembangan Islam dan dinamika politik Islam di Afghanistan. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis pendekatan sejarah. Analisis tersebut lebih mengarah kepada sejarah perkembangan Islam dan dinamika politik di Afghanistan. Sumber dalam penelitian ini diperoleh melalui beberapa karya seperti artikel, buku, dan jurnal. Setelah itu data yang diperoleh kemudian diverifikasi, dianalisis, dan diambil sebuah kesimpulan. Temuan dari penelitian ini adalah bahwasanya Islam telah berkembang lama di wilayah Afganistan dan gejolak munculnya beberapa peristiwa seperti perang saudara hingga munculnya kelompok Taliban yang pergerakannya sangat massif, munculnya beberapa partai politik yang menghiasi demokrasi di Afghanistan membuat dinamika politik di Afghanistan sangat beragam.

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“…Hence, traditional norms and voices were ignored in favour of Western expectations (Coburn 2011, Stewart andKnaus 2012). Considering the other side of the coin, scholars have also centred on the Taliban insurgents and scrutinised their governance (Giustozzi 2019, Farrell and Giustozzi 2013, Johnson 2013, which narratives they utilised in their communication (Johnson 2017), what services they provided (Jackson 2018) and how these influenced the people's opinion about the Taliban (Weigand 2017, Jackson andWeigand 2018).…”

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Concepts of Legitimacy: Congruence and Divergence in the Afghan Conflict

Duyvesteyn

Minatti

2019

Civil Wars

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Revisiting the US-led counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan, we examine to what extent the concepts of legitimacy of the Taliban and the US counterinsurgents showed congruence with pre-existing Afghan notions of legitimacy. We move beyond dominant approaches of social contract theory and materialist legitimacy by using a threefold model of legitimacy to assess the different concepts of legitimacy. Both the Taliban and the US, we argue, diverged markedly from historically developed notions of legitimate rule. The article demonstrates that counterinsurgents need to be aware of and adapt to local norms. Moreover, we point towards relevant norms in the case of Afghanistan.

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The Taliban's War for Legitimacy in Afghanistan

Abstract: The Taliban are no longer a shadowy insurgency; they are now a full-fledged parallel political order.

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Rebel Governance at the Time of Covid-19: Emergencies as Opportunities for Rebel Rulers

Rebel Governance at the Time of Covid-19: Emergencies as Opportunities for Rebel Rulers

Sejarah Islam dan Politik Afghanistan

Concepts of Legitimacy: Congruence and Divergence in the Afghan Conflict

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