A Study of the Taliban Islamic Emirate System in Afghanistan

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 44 - 54, 31.05.2024

Sayed Nasim Bahman

Abstract

The Taliban's Islamic Emirate system represents an unconventional political model in the contemporary era, characterized by a lack of clear definition regarding its type, nature, and organizational structure. This study aims to provide a clearer understanding of the Islamic Emirate system, especially its nature, structure, and features. The findings of this study show that the Taliban Islamic Emirate system has characteristics such as autocratic-totalitarian tendencies, personalized governance, systematic disregard for the rule of law, patriarchal tendencies, and a tendency to monopolize power. These identified features contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of this enigmatic system.

Keywords

Political System, Islamic Emirate, Afghanistan, Totalitarianism, Rule of Law

Ethical Statement

This study is an original study; I acted in accordance with the principles and rules of scientific ethics in all stages of the study, including preparation, data collection, analysis and presentation of information; I cite sources for all data and information not obtained within the scope of this study and include these sources in the bibliography; I declare that I have not made any changes to the data used, and that I have complied with the ethical duties and responsibilities of the study by accepting all the terms and conditions of the Committee on Publication Ethics . I hereby declare that I consent to all moral and legal consequences that may arise if, at any time, a situation contrary to this statement I have made regarding the study is detected.

Afganistan'daki Taliban İslam Emirliği Sistemi Üzerine Bir İnceleme

Abstract

Taliban'ın İslam Emirliği sistemi, türü, doğası ve örgütsel yapısına ilişkin net bir tanım eksikliğiyle karakterize edilen, çağdaş çağda alışılmadık bir siyasi modeli temsil etmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı Taliban'ın İslam Emirliği sisteminin, özellikle de temel özelliklerinin, yapısının ve doğasının daha net anlaşılmasını sağlamaktır. Bu araştırmanın bulguları, Taliban İslam Emirliği sisteminin otokratik-totaliter eğilimler, kişisel yönetim, hukukun üstünlüğünü sistematik olarak göz ardı etme, ataerkil eğilimler ve gücü tekelleştirme eğilimi gibi özelliklere sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Tanımlanan bu özellikler, bir yandan Taliban'ın siyasi çerçevesine ilişkin değerli bilgiler sağlarken, diğer yandan da bu esrarengiz sistemin daha kapsamlı anlaşılmasına katkıda bulunmaktadır.

Keywords

Siyasi Sistem, İslam Emirliği, Afganistan, Totalitarizm, Hukukun Üstünlüğü

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