1. Insurgent Bureaucracy: How the Taliban Makes Policy
- Author:
- Ashley Jackson and Rahmatullah Amiri
- Publication Date:
- 11-2019
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- United States Institute of Peace
- Abstract:
- The system of shadow Taliban governance and the experiences of civilians subject to it are well documented. The policies that guide this governance and the factors that contribute to them, however, are not. This report examines how the Taliban make and implement policy. Based on more than a hundred interviews and previously unreleased Taliban documents, this report offers rare insight into Taliban decision-making processes and the factors that influence them.
- Topic:
- Non State Actors, Governance, Taliban, and Bureaucracy
- Political Geography:
- Afghanistan, South Asia, and Central Asia