http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).13
10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).13
Published : Mar 2022
Current Afghanistan Crisis: The Impact of External Factors on Internal Crisis
This paper attempts to address some of the fundamental questions concerning the current crisis in Afghanistan. After fighting for twenty years, the US and NATO forces announced their withdrawal and the Taliban again recaptured and took over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021. The US and NATO withdrawal and recapturing of Afghanistan by the Taliban was not the ending but the beginning of a new crisis. After the US withdrawal, the new Taliban are facing multiple threats from different militant groups and the worst humanitarian crisis. The article explores how the external factors influence the internal crisis. The study demonstrates that international support and regional pressure can persuade the Taliban government to ensure fundamental rights including girls’ education. If left alone, the governance and humanitarian crisis will create space for more extremist groups who will use Afghanistan for perpetrating terrorism and will pose serious security threats to the world..
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Security, Terrorism, Extremism, Humanitarian Crisis
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(1) Alamgir Khan
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Swabi, Swabi, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Khan, A. (2022). Current Afghanistan Crisis: The Impact of External Factors on Internal Crisis. Global Regional Review, VII(I), 118 - 129 . https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).13
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CHICAGO : Khan, Alamgir. 2022. "Current Afghanistan Crisis: The Impact of External Factors on Internal Crisis." Global Regional Review, VII (I): 118 - 129 doi: 10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).13
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HARVARD : KHAN, A. 2022. Current Afghanistan Crisis: The Impact of External Factors on Internal Crisis. Global Regional Review, VII, 118 - 129 .
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MHRA : Khan, Alamgir. 2022. "Current Afghanistan Crisis: The Impact of External Factors on Internal Crisis." Global Regional Review, VII: 118 - 129
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OXFORD : Khan, Alamgir (2022), "Current Afghanistan Crisis: The Impact of External Factors on Internal Crisis", Global Regional Review, VII (I), 118 - 129
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TURABIAN : Khan, Alamgir. "Current Afghanistan Crisis: The Impact of External Factors on Internal Crisis." Global Regional Review VII, no. I (2022): 118 - 129 . https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).13