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Historically, conducting elections during wartime has been a rare and complex endeavor. While some countries have managed to hold elections despite active conflicts, most have chosen to postpone elections until conditions allow for a free, fair, and secure electoral process.

This case study examines the challenges and prospects for enfranchising migrants and displaced populations in any future elections should democracy one day be restored in Afghanistan. Drawing on historical context and legal
frameworks, the case study identifies the reasons behind the exclusion of displaced populations and how their electoral rights, guaranteed by the 2004 Constitution, have been largely unrealized.

August 15 marked the third anniversary of the fall of Kabul and the insurgency of the Taliban regime. The Taliban’s capture of Afghanistan’s capital in 2021 marked the end of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, a government established 20 years ago following the post-9/11 United States invasion of the country.

A conversation between International IDEA's Head of Communications and Knowledge Management, Alistair Scrutton, and the authors of the recently published report "The Constitution and Laws of the Taliban 1994-2001: Hints from the Past and Options for the Future", M. Bashir Mobasher, Shamshad Pasarlay and Mohammad Qadam Shah.

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