Revolution in the Counter-Revolution
Efforts to Centralize the Taliban’s Military Leadership
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13063484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claudio Franco (corresponding author), Antonio Giustozzi (0000-0003-2685-9553, King's College London) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 249-286 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-28 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Central Asian Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2214-2282 • E-ISSN: 2214-2290 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22142290-00303003 |
| OpenAlex | W2471080909 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
Interviews with Taliban cadres and commanders challenge conventional views about the inherently fragmented character of the Taliban insurgency and about the role of the Quetta Taliban leadership in running the military organization of the Taliban. The so-called Haqqani network operated as a largely autonomous force from 2007 until 2015, as did the Peshawar Shura from 2009 onward. However, both the Haqqanis and the Peshawar Shura were able to impose a much greater degree of coherence and discipline among its ranks than the Quetta Shura was able to, at least until 2015
Character (mathematics · Insurgency · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Military History and Strategy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Public Administration · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |