State capacity and resistance in Afghanistan

Approved for public release, distribution unlimited === This thesis seeks to explain why current attempts to expand the reach of the Afghan government in Kabul are met with heavy resistance. It examines the historical dichotomy between state capacity and the prevalence of solidarity groups' o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mullins, Christopher R.
Other Authors: Johnson, Thomas H.
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/4803