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Protego et obligo. Afghanistan and the paradox of sovereignty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Michael Bothe  and
Andreas Fischer-Lescano

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Governance in Afghanistan is a complex matter. Afghanistan today is not only the territory of Pashtuns, Tajiks, Northern Alliances, Taliban and Al Qaeda, all of whom are competing for power. Afghanistan is also a social field of other political actors like Germany, the UK, the US, the UN and of the “Six plus Two” group. Is it governance without government?

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Research Article
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German Law Journal , Volume 3 , Issue 9: Special issue - The War on Terror - One Year On , September 2002 , E5
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Copyright © 2002 by German Law Journal GbR 

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