The Withdrawal of International Forces from Afghanistan – Security Threats for the States and the Region

Authors

  • Dariusz S. Kozerawski Jagiellonian University in Kraków

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.19.2022.79.06

Keywords:

international security, Afghanistan, multinational operation, forces withdrawal

Abstract

The paper discusses the problem of the withdrawal of multinational forces from the territory of Afghanistan in 2021. An attempt is made to answer the question: What has caused the failure of the international intervention and what could the further consequences of the withdrawal of the NATO coalition forces be? The paper also presents the problem of the decay of Afghanistan and threats to Polish military contingents during the ‘Enduring Freedom’, ISAF and ‘Resolute Support’ operations. The study takes advantage of the results of unique research conducted by the author in the zones of war and stabilization in Afghanistan and previously unpublished source documents. The field research was carried out in the area of responsibility of the Polish Task Force stationed in the Ghazni province in March and April 2009. Moreover, the non-confidential part of the documentation from the activities of individual organizational units of the Polish military contingent was used. The chapter may be of interest to researchers of international and national security, academics (teachers and students) of military and civilian universities as well as activists of governmental and non-governmental organizations providing aid in areas of armed conflicts and after their end.

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Author Biography

Dariusz S. Kozerawski, Jagiellonian University in Kraków

Full professor of Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Institute of Political Sciences and International Relations), former Rector-Commandant of National Defence University and Vice-Rector of the NDU for Military Affairs and International Cooperation (2013-2016); Head of the Chair of Strategy and Geostrategy (2008-2013), Head of the Chair of European Affairs (2006-2007). He earned the title of professor in humanities sciences in the University of Wroclaw (2013). His area of expertise are: international security, military history, conflict studies and security strategy. He is an author and co-author of over 200 publications in Poland and abroad. He is a member of Euro-Atlantic Conflict Studies Working Group of the PfP Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes, the Friends of Military History Society, Society of Polish Geopolitics. He realized fieldworks in zones of war, stabilization and humanitarian activities (Bosnia and Herzegovina 1998-1999, 2006; Moldavia – 2006; Iraq 2008, 2014; Afghanistan 2009, 2012; Kosovo – 2012, Jordan 2013, 2015). In 2010 and 2012 he led the international seminars in European Parliament in Luxemburg connected with international security. In years 2010-2012 he participated on the works of the Strategic Review National Security led under the auspices of the President Republic of Poland. In 2014 he was the head of NATO DEEP team in Iraq. He has a title of veteran of international peace support operation.

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Published

2022-12-21

How to Cite

Kozerawski, Dariusz S. 2022. “The Withdrawal of International Forces from Afghanistan – Security Threats for the States and the Region”. Politeja 19 (4 (79):95-109. https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.19.2022.79.06.

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Understanding Contemporary Security