UID:
almahu_9949386813602882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9781000406771
,
1000406776
,
9781003149071
,
1003149073
,
9781000406733
,
1000406733
Series Statement:
Contemporary security studies
Content:
"This book offers a new insight into when and why paramilitary groups in Afghanistan engage in protective or predatory behavior against the civilians they purportedly defend. In Afghanistan's counterinsurgency environment, America leaned on militias to provide order and stabilize communities cut off from weak central government institutions. However, the lucrative market of protection challenged militia loyalty, as many engaged in banditry, vendettas, and predation. This book examines the varying militia experiments in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2020 and their outcomes through three sub-national case studies. It argues that successful militia experiments in Afghanistan involved inclusion of local orders, where communities had well established social structures and accountability mechanisms in place, and state patrons relied upon those structures as a restraint against militia behavior. Complementary management ensured patrons leaned on communities for strong accountability systems. But such environments were far from the norm. When patrons ignored community controls, militias preyed on civilians as they monopolized the market of protection. This book adds to the rich literature on the US experience in Afghanistan, but differs by focusing on the interplay between states, communities, and militias"--
Note:
Embedded militias in Afghanistan -- Gangland in northern Afghanistan -- Vigilante uprisings in Ghazni -- Guardians of Paktika -- From guardians to territorial force.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Dearing, Matthew P.. Militia order in Afghanistan Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. ISBN 9780367710453
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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History.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003149071
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003149071
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