After the Taliban: Life and Security in Rural Afghanistan

Neamatollah Nojumi

ISBN 10: 0742540324 / ISBN 13: 9780742540323

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK), 2008

About this Item

Num Pages: 338 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656. . 2008. hardcover. . . . .

Seller Inventory # V9780742540323

Bibliographic Details

• Title: After the Taliban: Life and Security in Rural Afghanistan
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK)
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742540324
• ISBN 13: 9780742540323
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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Despite the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan remains a country in dire need of strong international support. Only with an understanding of the conditions in both urban and rural areas will the international community be able to offer aid and remain committed to long-term development.

This fascinating and clearly written book mines a rich and unique array of data, which was collected in rural areas of Afghanistan by an expert team of researchers, to analyze countrywide trends in the relationship between human security and livelihoods. The team's research and recommendations, published here for the first time, suggest that international assistance or national development strategies that ignore the long-term developmental and structural goals and sideline the moderate elements of Afghan society will be doomed to failure.

The authors' deeply informed policy recommendations will help to focus further action on vital issues such as co-optation of aid by armed political groups; water scarcity; contamination and degradation of the environment; education; health care; agriculture, livestock, and land health; and justice. A valuable resource for students, policymakers, donor governments, and national and international organizations, After the Taliban opens a rare window into the otherwise hidden lives of the people of rural Afghanistan.

About the Author

Neamatollah Nojumi is senior research fellow at the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution of the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. Dyan Mazurana is associate professor and research director at the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University. Elizabeth Stites is senior researcher at the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University.