The Battle over Pastures: The Hidden War in Afghanistan
Rangelands (‘pastures’) constitute a large and valuable natural resource in Afghanistan. Millions of rural people shape their agro-pastoral or pastoral livelihoods around this asset. In many ways, the territorial history of Afghanistan may be written through the lens of ancient and continuing battle...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:remmm_8021 https://doi.org/10.4000/remmm.8021 urn:doi:10.4000/remmm.8021 en https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/8021 2013-06-17T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/jt7q https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ The Battle over Pastures: The Hidden War in Afghanistan Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée Presses Universitaires de Provence info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2105-2271 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0997-1327 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/remmm Wily, Liz Alden law Afghanistan rangelands pastures collective tenure Kuchi Hazara pâturages terres communales droits coutumiers politique de la terre Koutchi Hazara Rangelands (‘pastures’) constitute a large and valuable natural resource in Afghanistan. Millions of rural people shape their agro-pastoral or pastoral livelihoods around this asset. In many ways, the territorial history of Afghanistan may be written through the lens of ancient and continuing battles between ethnic groups for possession of alpine pastures. In more recent times, this battle has centred on control of the Hindu Kush, the rich highland pastures of central Afghanistan. This paper focuses on the worsening conflict over this resource and the diminishing opportunities for its resolution, as new pressures mount. Despite numerous government initiatives, the Karzai Administration has failed to get to grips with the ownership issues underpinning this contestation and the associated seasonal armed conflict. As rangelands are made more available for purchase in the marketplace and as a surge in mining developments eats into pastures, more conflict may be expected, deepening divisions not only between ethnicities, but also between rich and poor, and between the people and the state. Les parcours naturels (pâturages) constituent la plus vaste et sans doute la plus précieuse ressource naturelle de l’Afghanistan. Ils conditionnent le mode de vie des populations agro-pastorales ou pastorales et fournissent ainsi les moyens de subsistance à des millions de ruraux. L’histoire territoriale de l’Afghanistan peut, dans une large mesure, être narrée à travers le prisme des conflits à la fois anciens et persistants entre les différentes ethnies pour la possession et le contrôle des pâturages. Dans la période récente, ce conflit a eu pour théâtre principal les hautes terres et les riches alpages de l’Hindou Kouch, au centre du pays. C’est à cette bataille de l’Hindou Kouch, dont il souligne la dangereuse absence de solution, qu’est consacré le présent article. Les causes profondes de ce conflit ne pourront être éliminées qu’à condition que le droit à la terre des communautés sédentarisées, qui affecte les pâturages à travers tout l’Afghanistan, soit juridiquement reconnu en tant que droit collectif à la propriété, et non seulement – comme cela a été le cas pendant plus d’un siècle – comme un simple droit d’accès aux ressources contrôlées par les administrations et octroyé par elles. Les projets visant à créer un marché des ressources pastorales n’auraient pour effet que d’exacerber les tensions et d’accroître encore plus l’opposition entre les ethnies sédentarisées et les ethnies pastorales, mais aussi entre les riches et les pauvres. |
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Rangelands (‘pastures’) constitute a large and valuable natural resource in Afghanistan. Millions of rural people shape their agro-pastoral or pastoral livelihoods around this asset. In many ways, the territorial history of Afghanistan may be written through the lens of ancient and continuing battles between ethnic groups for possession of alpine pastures. In more recent times, this battle has centred on control of the Hindu Kush, the rich highland pastures of central Afghanistan. This paper focuses on the worsening conflict over this resource and the diminishing opportunities for its resolution, as new pressures mount. Despite numerous government initiatives, the Karzai Administration has failed to get to grips with the ownership issues underpinning this contestation and the associated seasonal armed conflict. As rangelands are made more available for purchase in the marketplace and as a surge in mining developments eats into pastures, more conflict may be expected, deepening divisions not only between ethnicities, but also between rich and poor, and between the people and the state. |
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