Introduction -- Assessing the 2014 election violence -- Taliban policies for the 2014 elections -- Taliban plans for the second round -- Implications of Taliban policies and actions -- Conclusion.
Summary
"This report focuses on the debate within the Taliban over how to respond to the first and second rounds of Afghanistan's 2014 presidential election, its first peaceful democratic transfer of power. Drawn on research undertaken in Afghanistan in May and June of 2014 and funded by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), the report examines both insurgent activities and the role of non-Taliban actors in electoral violence. Interviewees included Taliban members, elders, local strongmen, and a Ministry of Interior official"--Preliminary page.
