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Regimul taliban – de la structuri teroriste la acte de guvernare
Taliban regime - from terrorist structures to governance

Author(s): Marian Ștefan
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: INFOSFERA - Revista de studii de securitate si Informații pentru Apărare
Keywords: Al-Qaeda; the Taliban; operational environment; terrorism;

Summary/Abstract: Twenty years after the most devastating terrorist attacks, the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the immediate takeover of the country by the Taliban represent the greatest strategic success for Al-Qaeda and the global jihadist movement since 9/11. Understanding how to implement a military strategy in Afghanistan has a number of key features. First, the nature of irregular warfare makes it extremely difficult to assess the effectiveness of a strategy, leading coalition forces to rely on partial, incomplete, or misleading tactical and operational data to measure strategic progress. Without obvious strategic values, neither civilians nor military leaders can gain a clear understanding of strategic progress in an operational environment characterized by obscurity and societal fragmentation. Second, the military’s attempts to provide decision-makers with the justification for tactical actions taken and the strategic value of operational control of territories, constantly providing positive assessments of tactical and operational progress, led to a picture of the surreal operational environment, which strengthened the approach. strictly military of the second phase of the joint mission in the theater of operations Afghanistan.

  • Issue Year: XIII/2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 104-110
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian