Article documents Taliban authoritarian governance and inability to suppress internal armed opposition, relevant to documenting authoritarian power consolidation and state control mechanisms, though primarily focused on factional conflict rather than surveillance or systematic oppression infrastructure.
The Taliban managed to retake power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021. Now, they face armed factions who challenge the Taliban rule and strain their central claim of providing security.
Article documents Taliban's authoritarian grip on Afghanistan including systematic repression and control mechanisms, though limited… [more]
Documents systemic reduction in federal civil rights enforcement and staffing, representing erosion of institutional protections against… [more]
Documents release of 131 political prisoners detained by authoritarian regime, evidencing systematic political repression and arbitrary… [more]