Tribesman or gunman, who are we really dealing with?
The Taliban must be talked to, says David Miliband. He believes that the moderates among the movement can be separated from the 'hardliners' in order to bring peace to Afghanistan. But who is the typical Taliban today? Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
When we talk about integrated approaches for reconstruction, demobilization and reintegration, Afghanistan is an example of how difficult this process can be. This is a very challenging context which has been fueled by lingering lack of trust, political will and leadership. And clearly these factors put some dents on any attempts to restructure the institutions to build up capacity on security in order to move on with demobilization and reintegration programs.