Ashley Jackson's Thread & Links below
I’ve gotten many requests for Taliban analysis or explainers, so here's a 🧵on well-evidenced research and credible sources
(caveat: the Taliban are profoundly unpredictable, as recent events illustrate, and even those who have studied the group deeply are often proved wrong)
A collection of @AANafgh work on life under and with the Taliban: https://t.co/CZ7uiW9pv1
@AANafgh From a human rights perspective, @hrw has done extensive work on the shadow government as well as Taliban attitudes to/attacks on media and education https://t.co/Q7MeypMNzk
https://t.co/l0XZRBm6jL
https://t.co/eyuHOtw84v
I wrote a report on their shadow government in 2018 @ODI_Global https://t.co/UP47xnnqyN
And a companion piece for @FP https://t.co/MmYsi0IFvz
(I also just wrote a book about this and how civilians navigate it, but that will cost you; these are free..cheaper in the case of @FP)
On Taliban courts and their interpretation of shariah https://t.co/Thzj3IGlE5
On the Taliban’s evolution @thruttig https://t.co/GwIaj7eSnZ
@thruttig On what they might mean when they talk about an ‘Islamic system’ https://t.co/wiLRvvY0Mn
On the Haqqani network, and understanding who Anas and Sirajuddin are, why they matter https://t.co/2wRd2RwDqv
On the Taliban’s view of Al Qaeda, and how that might evolve now https://t.co/JrLJpOM4Gu
On the ‘peace’ process, and what led us here @CrisisGroup @andhuhwhat https://t.co/5XnMCXbvd8
@CrisisGroup @andhuhwhat On what comes next…
My take https://t.co/5hAaWEDVAH
Giustozzi’s take
https://t.co/s8r2M4nqjQ
Osman & Gopal’s research https://t.co/rbpNpaWjR4
Also, follow @Afghan_Policy