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Author Fazli, Reza, author.

Title Understanding and countering violent extremism in Afghanistan / Reza Fazli, Casey Johnson, and Peyton Cooke
Published Washington, DC : United States Institute of Peace, 2015
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (16 pages) : one illustration
Series Special report ; 379
Special report (United States Institute of Peace) ; 379.
Contents Introduction -- Survey results : community perceptions of extremism -- Radicalization and recruitment -- Sites of radicalization and recruitment : madrassas, mosques, universities, and prisons -- Messaging -- Recommendations
Summary "Youth recruitment into extremist groups in Afghanistan continues to be a major source of group building. In field studies and interviews conducted in three provinces to elicit views on extremist groups, both violent and nonviolent, and factors thought to induce youth to join such groups, violent extremist groups emerged as unpopular and mistrusted, being perceived as un-Islamic and controlled by foreign powers. Nonetheless, the activities and ideologies of such groups have not been effectively countered by the government of Afghanistan, civil society, or the international community. Programs to counter extreme violence should emphasize the Islamic basis of Afghan civil law, accommodate local differences, and be conducted in partnership with moderate voices and youth, with international organizations remaining in the background"--Publisher's web site
Notes "September 2015."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-16)
Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption (USIP, viewed December 2, 2020)
Subject Radicalism -- Afghanistan -- Prevention
Radicalism -- Afghanistan -- Public opinion
Public opinion -- Afghanistan
Social surveys -- Afghanistan
Public opinion.
Social surveys.
Afghanistan.
Form Electronic book
Author Johnson, Casey Garret, author.
Cooke, Peyton, author.
United States Institute of Peace, issuing body.