Afghanistan: Briefing Paper, Afghan Elections, AREU (2004)

"Afghan Elections: The Great Gamble", a briefing paper from the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU). Elections for what? The purpose of this briefing paper is to challenge policy makers to consider whether elections will help or hinder the achievement of the Bonn Agreement’s overall objectives by analysing the following questions: What’s at stake? Are elections politically desirable? Who stands to gain? Can elections be secure? Are elections feasible? Where to go from here?

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