Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan : the role of post-conflict reconstruction

Abstract

the Taliban have emerged as a strong resistance force against the Afghan government, the US and the International Security Assistance Force-North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (ISAF-NATO) -a military coalition of 48 countries. This thesis explores the reasons of resurgence of the Taliban against the US, NATO-ISAF and the Afghan government. It argues that this revival of the Taliban-led insurgency can largely be attributed to the inadequate post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan by the international community. The failure of reconstruction efforts in bringing peace and stability to the country, and in creating much needed economic opportunities for the Afghan people made it possible for the Taliban to capitalize on Afghan people's resentment with reconstruction efforts, which enabled them to raise material and human resources for their cause.