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Afghanistan articles on Democracy Chronicles

The need for democracy in Afghanistan remains urgent. Afghans remain under threat of political violence, corruption and lack of free speech protections. Also check out our section on World Democracy.

Crisis in Afghanistan: a note on why the Taliban cannot be trusted

by Ngah Gabriel - August 20, 2021

Crisis in Afghanistan: a note on why the Taliban cannot be trusted

That the Taliban can grant “general amnesty” is unacceptable. They do not own Afghanistan and the Afghans owe the Taliban no apology.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Afghanistan, Asia, Democracy Protests, Middle East

Post-Afghanistan, US Courts Central Asian Dictators

by DC Editors - July 20, 2021

Post-Afghanistan, US Courts Central Asian Dictators

Post-Afghanistan, the US is courting Central Asian dictatorships to secure a military staging area for launching strikes against Islamists.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Afghanistan, Central Asia

The Missteps In The Afghan Democratisation Process

by DC Editors - May 29, 2021

The Missteps In The Afghan Democratisation Process

Afghan democracy depends on drawing on the lessons learned over the last two decades and informing policy based on evidence.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Afghanistan, Asia, Central Asia

Afghan Taliban Targeting Journalists And Women

by DC Editors - April 1, 2021

Afghan Taliban Targeting Journalists

Taliban forces are deliberately targeting journalists and other media workers, including women, in Afghanistan.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Afghanistan, Asia, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Dissidents, Women and Democracy

Afghanistan Plan To Ban Girls’ Singing Dropped After Outrage

by DC Editors - March 27, 2021

Afghanistan Plan To Ban Girls’ Singing

Afghanistan’s Education Ministry is stepping back from a decision that would apparently have banned girls older than 12 from singing in public.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Afghanistan, Asia, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Artwork, Women and Democracy

Afghanistan: 65 media workers, rights defenders killed since 2018

by DC Editors - February 16, 2021

Afghanistan: 65 media workers, rights defenders killed since 2018

In Afghanistan, at least 65 workers, rights defenders have been killed since 2018. It is a trend that creates fear in the population.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Afghanistan, Asia, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Dissidents

Targeted Killings of Afghan Journalists Threaten Free Media

by DC Editors - January 26, 2021

Killings of Afghan Journalists

A recent string of targeted killings in Afghanistan has created an atmosphere of fear among Afghan journalists.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Afghanistan, Asia, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Dissidents

Afghan Police Take Page from Taliban Playbook

by DC Editors - October 29, 2020

Afghan Police Take Page from Taliban Playbook

The Taliban put in place one of the worst forms of discrimination against women in Afghanistan. The Afghan police is taking a page from their playbook.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Afghanistan, Asia, Dictatorships

Resilience and renewal can reverse democratic retrenchment

by DC Editors - September 16, 2019

Resilience and renewal can reverse democratic retrenchment

A period of strategic competition with China and firm push-back against Russia could be blended with economic growth and focused cooperation.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Afghanistan, Asia, China, Europe, Russia, Ukraine

Afghanistan: current troop withdrawal plan recipe for ‘total civil war’?

by DC Editors - September 4, 2019

Afghanistan: current withdrawal plan risks ‘total civil war’?

American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan inclusive of plans to close bases brokered with Taliban may be recipe for total civil war, article.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Afghanistan, Asia

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