CIAO DATE: 08/2011
June 2011
United States Institute of Peace
Currently numerous disputes at the local level are unresolved in Afghanistan, leading to local instability, a growing distance between the government and people and encouraging communities to turn to the Taliban. In March 2010, USIP began working with local elders, government officials (particularly governors and officials from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs) and religious figures to address a range of disputes in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces in eastern Afghanistan.
Resource link: Promoting Stability and Resolving Provincial Disputes in Afghanistan [PDF] - 298K