January 2011

Sayed Maisam Wahidi

At the heart of the ‘Transition by 2014’ debate, by when Afghans are supposed to take over the complete responsibility of defending their country, there lies a greater cause of concern or dilemma regarding the prevalent corruption in Afghanistan. And also, how this corruption is negating the various gains made by the Afghan governments in the field of security and stability. More than 3 decades of conflict in Afghanistan has created a non-functional and passive bureaucratic structure that requires long term efforts to be rejuvenated and to eventually operate efficiently. (Full Article,file type (Pdf) 267 KB )