IRRC No. 881

Conflict in Afghanistan II

11 articles

IRRC No. 881 Conflict in Afghanistan II

11 articles

The year 2011 marks the tenth anniversary of the launching of 'Operation Enduring Freedom'. For Americans, this is one of the longest wars in the history of their country, but when the American forces started to bomb Afghanistan the population of that country had already been suffering the ravages of civil wars, foreign intervention, and oppressive regimes for over twenty years. The Afghan conflict poses several challenges: that of building up stability in a territory ravaged by three decades of conflicts; that of the adequacy of the law to deal with the current crisis; and that of humanitarian action conducted by actors with varying goals and methods who are all operating in the same context.

Table of contents

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Interview with Fatima Gailani, President of the Afghan Red Crescent Society

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Has the armed conflict in Afghanistan affected the rules on the conduct of hostilities?

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International law and armed non-state actors in Afghanistan

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The Layha for the Mujahideen: an analysis of the code of conduct for the Taliban fighters under Islamic law

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Combatants, not bandits: the status of rebels in Islamic law

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Between a rock and a hard place: integration or independence of humanitarian action?

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30 years in Afghanistan. ICRC photo archives account by Alberto Cairo

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The International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan: reasserting the neutrality of humanitarian action

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The protective scope of Common Article 3: more than meets the eye

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National implementation of international humanitarian law (Spring 2011)

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Books and articles (Spring 2011)