Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 03/2010

Traditional Dispute Resolution and Stability in Afghanistan

John Dempsey, Noah Coburn

February 2010

United States Institute of Peace

Abstract

Stability in Afghanistan will remain elusive unless disputes between individuals and among communities can be resolved through peaceful and equitable means. However, state justice institutions are barely functioning in much of the country and are incapable of meeting many justice and dispute resolution needs of Afghans.