Ethno-Political Structure of Taliban-led Afghanistan

Occupation: Applicant, MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia; Second secretary of the Russian Embassy in Afghanistan
Affiliation:
MGIMO University
Russian Embassy in Afghanistan
Address: Russian Federation,

Journal name

Asia and Africa Today

Edition

Issue 11

Pages

29-35

Abstract

With the seizure of power by the Taliban on August 15, 2021 a new page in the political history of Afghanistan had been opened. The Taliban, which for 20 years led a guerrilla war against the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and their Western patrons, had to come out of hiding and start operating openly within the framework of a new state system. On September 7, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid announced the formation of the government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. A year after these events, it seems important to trace the process of building government by the Taliban, characterize the current political system of Afghanistan and analyze the basic principles for the inclusion of certain groups in the state system.

In the history of Afghanistan, the aspect of ethnicity has always been a key point that has determined one’s position in political and social system of the country. As a result of studies, the author concludes that the Taliban during its first year in power created a Pashtun-centric state, where the struggle between the main Pashtun tribal associations in relation to the foreign policy guidelines of each of them plays a decisive role in the configuration of domestic political forces. At the same time, despite the entry into the public field of the main Taliban functionaries who have taken positions in the leadership of various departments in Kabul, traditional for the Taliban hidden form of top management is preserved.

Keywords

Afghanistan, Taliban, Islamic Emirate, Pashtuns, tribal associations

Received

11.08.2022

Publication date

01.12.2022

Number of characters

21636

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GOST	Ishchenko N. Ethno-Political Structure of Taliban-led Afghanistan // Asia and Africa Today – 2022. – Issue 11 C. 29-35 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://asaf-today.ru/S032150750022936-1-1 (circulation date: 28.11.2023). DOI: 10.31857/S032150750022936-1
MLA	Ishchenko, Nikita "Ethno-Political Structure of Taliban-led Afghanistan." Asia and Africa Today 11 (2022):29-35. DOI: 10.31857/S032150750022936-1
APA	Ishchenko N. (2022). Ethno-Political Structure of Taliban-led Afghanistan. Asia and Africa Today (11), pp.29-35 DOI: 10.31857/S032150750022936-1

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