1. Constitutional Issues in the Afghan Peace Negotiations: Process and Substance
- Author:
- Barnett R. Rubin
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- United States Institute of Peace
- Abstract:
- The peace negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban that began in September in Doha, Qatar, will almost certainly include revisiting the country’s constitution. Both sides claim to abide by Islamic law, but they interpret it in very different ways. This report examines some of the constitutional issues that divide the two sides, placing them within the context of decades of turmoil in Afghanistan and suggesting ideas for how the peace process might begin to resolve them.
- Topic:
- Conflict, Negotiation, Peace, Mediation, and Sharia
- Political Geography:
- Afghanistan and South Asia