“Putting a stop to such local violence and corruption was
Karzai’s responsibility, but he seemed to be rejecting the fledgling
institutions of government the UN and others were trying to build. Instead, he
resorted to traditional tribal methods of governance that were retrograde and
ultimately contributed to more violence and fear. Karzai saw good governance as
a projection of powerful tribal personalities, rather than as the building of
institutions.”
Ahmed Rashid, “Descent Into Chaos: The United States and the
Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia,” 2008
President Hamid Karzai at ISAF change-of-command ceremony, summer 2005. (Photos: Jim Chiavelli)
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