Afghanistan : the future of the national unity government / International Crisis Group (ICG).

Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Brussels, Belgium : International Crisis Group (ICG), 2017.Description: iii, 28 pages : map ; 30 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet DS357.6. U6.
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Contents: Executive summary—Recommendations—I. Introduction—II. NUG : formation and performance—III. Stresses and strains—IV. Discord and dysfunction—V. The NUG’s future—VI. Conclusion—Appendices.
Summary: Summary: “Two and a half years after it was created to prevent the bitterly contested 2014 presidential election from plunging Afghanistan into turmoil, the future of the National Unity Government (NUG) is shaky, as is broader political stability. The NUG is beset with internal disagreements and discord and facing a resurgent insurgency. Several options are being discussed in Afghan and international circles for how best to tackle the political and constitutional tensions that, if left unresolved, would increase the risk of internal conflict and insecurity in an already fragile state. The only promising way forward is for the two protagonists, President Ashraf Ghani and his Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah, to acknowledge that the stability of their government…”—(page summary).
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Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Pamphlet DS357.6.U6.A384 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000539535
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Cover title.
“10 April 2017”.
“Special report N.285”—cover page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Executive summary—Recommendations—I. Introduction—II. NUG : formation and performance—III. Stresses and strains—IV. Discord and dysfunction—V. The NUG’s future—VI. Conclusion—Appendices.

Summary: “Two and a half years after it was created to prevent the bitterly contested 2014 presidential election from plunging Afghanistan into turmoil, the future of the National Unity Government (NUG) is shaky, as is broader political stability. The NUG is beset with internal disagreements and discord and facing a resurgent insurgency. Several options are being discussed in Afghan and international circles for how best to tackle the political and constitutional tensions that, if left unresolved, would increase the risk of internal conflict and insecurity in an already fragile state. The only promising way forward is for the two protagonists, President Ashraf Ghani and his Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah, to acknowledge that the stability of their government…”—(page summary).

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