Peace studies & conflict resolution
Industrial-Scale Looting of Afghanistan's Mineral Resources
by William A. Byrd, Javed Noorani
Description
The large-scale, open looting of Afghanistan’s mineral resources has burgeoned over the past decade, adversely affecting the coffers and stability of the national government. Such looting strengthens and entrenches warlords, corrupts the government and undermines governance, partly funds the Taliban and reportedly ISIS as well, and fuels both local conflicts and the wider insurgency.
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Author Biography
William A. Byrd, a senior expert at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), has published widely on Afghanistan’s economy and related topics. Javed Noorani is an independent researcher and a board member of the Afghanistan Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (MEC). He has conducted extensive fieldwork, interviews, and documentary research on Afghanistan’s extractives sector. The interviews referenced in this report were conducted by one of the authors in his capacity as an independent researcher. The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the MEC or to USIP, which does not take policy positions.
United States Institute of Peace
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Bibliographic Information
- Publisher United States Institute of Peace
- Publication Date June 2017
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781601276575
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Pages20
- ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- SeriesSpecial Report
- Series Part404
