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10 Gonz. J. Int'l L. 269 (2006-2007)
Afghanistan's Reconstruction, Five Years Later: Narratives of Progress, Marginalized Realities, and the Politics of Law in a Transnational Islamic Republic

handle is hein.journals/gjil10 and id is 269 raw text is: AFGHANISTAN'S RECONSTRUCTION, FIVE YEARS LATER: NARRATIVES OF PROGRESS, MARGINALIZED REALITIES, AND THE POLITICS OF LAW IN A TRANSITIONAL ISLAMIC REPUBLIC Faiz Ahmed* Cite as: Faiz Ahmed, Afghanistan's Reconstruction, Five Years Later: Narratives of Progress, Marginalized Realities, and the Politics of Law in a Transitional Islamic Republic, 10 GONZ. J. INT'L L. 269 (2007), available at http://www.gonzagajil.org. 1. IN TRODU CTION ................................................................................ 269 II. LIBERATION FOR WHOM?: THE PREVALENCE OF SUSPECTED WAR CRIMTNALS TN THE TRANSITIONAL AFGHAN GOVERNMENT.. 274 1I1. HIDDEN COSTS OF RECONSTRUCTION: ACKNOWLEDGING THE HUMAN TOLL OF THE ONGOING WAR IN AFGHANISTAN ................ 279 IV. LEGAL REFORM 1N AFGHANISTAN: TOWARDS A RULE OF LAW, OR IM POSITION OF LAW ? ................................................................. 285 V. BEYOND CIVILIZING MISSIONS AND ILLUSORY NARRATIVES OF PROGRESS: REGARDING ACCOUNTABILITY TN AFGHANISTAN THROUGH INDIGENOUS M EANS ....................................................... 294 A. An Encouraging Start: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Com m ission Report ..................................................... 294 B. The Role of Islamic Legal Scholars ........................................... 297 C . R ecom m endations ...................................................................... 306 V I. C ON CLU SION ................................................................................... 3 11 I. INTRODUCTION Autumn 2006 marked the fifth anniversary of a series of notable events in Afghanistan's recent history: the launch of a U.S.-led invasion of the country, the fall of the Taliban regime, and the subsequent establishment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan a government now staunchly allied with the United States and hailed by several international legal and political

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