CIA Drone Strikes in Pakistan: History, Perception and Future

Yousaf, Farooq

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3160433

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“…Drone strikes have not been limited to Afghanistan and it is believed that over 400 strikes occurred in the erstwhile FATA area (Yousaf, 2017: 8). The drone programme conducted by the CIA in both Afghanistan and Pakistan goes against the premise that use of force must be proportionate and discriminate.…”

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“…The drone programme conducted by the CIA in both Afghanistan and Pakistan goes against the premise that use of force must be proportionate and discriminate. The USA might defend such drone usage because the elimination of terrorists justifies the outcome and the remote operators have blanket authority to conduct such operations (Yousaf, 2017: 14). However, within the framework of the UN Charter, drone strikes are a violation of international law (Yousaf, 2017: 18), rendering such strategies questionable and disproportionate.…”

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confidence: 99%

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US intervention in Afghanistan: Justifying the Unjustifiable?

Connah

2020

South Asia Research

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This article argues that the USA and its Western allies have misused ‘Just War’ narratives to legitimise an external intervention in Afghanistan and their use of force during the War on Terror. It explores the extent to which such external interventions, military strategies, narratives and justifications by the USA may have contributed to state failure in Afghanistan. As the legitimacy of earlier external interventions is called into question, while the road ahead for Afghanistan remains precarious, thinking about a new paradigm of post-war reconstruction becomes important for the country and its people in years to come.

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Section: Strategies Of Us Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Strategies Of Us Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%