Fantastic reporting by @Tmgneff and Yaqoob Akbary on land conflicts and forced displacement in Afghanistan.
@IMurtazashvili and I focus on precisely this issue in our new book: Land, the State, and War: Property Institutions and Political Order in Afg.
nytimes.com/2021/12/03/wor…
@IMurtazashvili and I focus on precisely this issue in our new book: Land, the State, and War: Property Institutions and Political Order in Afg.
nytimes.com/2021/12/03/wor…
This article shows deep history of these disputes. Soviet-backed regime of the 1970s sought to redistribute land in a violent manner.
We trace the roots of conflicts to the reign of 19th century ruler Abdul Rahman Khan who ruthlessly confiscated lands, esp. from minorities.
We trace the roots of conflicts to the reign of 19th century ruler Abdul Rahman Khan who ruthlessly confiscated lands, esp. from minorities.
During the past twenty years, the only solution donors came up with was legal titling.
In a survey, I found that 80% of rural Afghans have customary deeds. Makes no sense to give up your customary deed to take a legal title from a state you do not trust. State had no trust.
In a survey, I found that 80% of rural Afghans have customary deeds. Makes no sense to give up your customary deed to take a legal title from a state you do not trust. State had no trust.
Our book came out during the chaos of the past few months, one day soon @IMurtazashvili and I will do a proper tweet thread and and share more about our book.
In the meantime you can find it here (paperback should be out soon).
amazon.com/dp/B097HR5C92?…
In the meantime you can find it here (paperback should be out soon).
amazon.com/dp/B097HR5C92?…
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