Rough draft for the project on

“War , Armed Conflict and Other Hostile Relations”

PROJECT SUBMITTED TO

PROFESSOR DR. MANORANJAN KUMAR

(Faculty of Public International Law)

PROJECT SUBMITTED BY

Aamna Munaima

Roll No. 2401

B.B.A LL. B (Hons)

4th Semester
 INTRODUCTION
Under the topic WAR , ARMED CONFLICT and OTHER HOSTILE RELATIONS , the
main focus of my research is related to the US- Taliban Issue .
IN 1839 British troops entered Kabul and after 3 years in 1842 decided to leave because
wherever they entered they were massacred , this became the first Anglo – Afghan war .
In 1978 Russians intervened and occupied Afghanistan and left after 14 years . In 2001 , the
Americans with British support invaded Afghanistan and 20 years later withdrew in defeat .

President Biden’s April 2021 announcement of his intention to fully withdraw U.S. forces by
September 11, 2021, drew both praise and criticism across partisan lines from some Members
of Congress who for years had debated the relative costs and benefits of the U.S. military
presence in Afghanistan. Some welcomed the announcement, citing what they characterize as
U.S. counterterrorism successes or a need to reprioritize U.S. global interests. Other
Members urged President Biden to reconsider in favor of a conditions-based approach. The
Taliban’s takeover attracted intense congressional and public attention. Many Members
characterized the August 2021 withdrawal as chaotic and damaging to U.S. interest and
global standing; some said they supported the removal of U.S. troops but not the way in
which it was carried out. In the months since the Taliban entered Kabul, U.S. public attention
appears to have decreased, but Afghanistan remains the subject of significant congressional
interest as some Members seek to account for the evident failure of U.S. efforts and grapple
with the reality of the Taliban’s renewed rule.1

SOURCES OF DATA

The researcher focuses on obtaining information from both the available sources; they are (1)
primary sources of data, (2) secondary sources of data.

Primary sources of data include first-hand information available, like case laws, journals,
district plan goals, etc. and secondary sources include magazines, journals, etc.

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE:

1
Barbara Sprunt, “There’s a bipartisan backlash to how Biden handled the withdrawal from Afghanistan,” NPR,
August 17, 2021.
Scope:
The scope of this project is to study the about War , armed conflicts and other hostile relations
with respect to the US Taliban issue .
Objective:
The objectives of the research are:
1. To analyze the history of invasions in Afghanistan .
2. To study the reason why US invaded in 2001.
3. To undertake a critical analysis of the portrayal of Afghans in an outrageous and offensive
light

RESEARCH QUESTIONS:

1. How did Taliban come to power in Afghanistan both in 1996 and 2021?
2. Why were U.S troops in Afghanistan ?
3. What was the role of other outside powers in the US-Taliban peace process ?

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

- Approach to Research: In this project doctrinal research was involved. Doctrinal Research
is a research in which secondary sources are used and materials are collected from
libraries, archives, etc. Books, journals, articles were used while making this project.
- Types of Research: Explanatory type of research was used in this project, because the
project topic was not relatively new and unheard of and also because various concepts
were needed to be explained.
- Sources of Data collection: Secondary source of data collection was used which involves
in collection of data from books, articles, websites, etc. No surveys or case studies were
conducted. `

METHOD OF CITATION

The researcher has followed Blue Book 20th edition for this project report.

TENTATIVE CHAPTERIZATION
 CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION
In this chapter the researcher will deal with historic development of invasion in
Afghanistan from British in 1800s till Taliban in 2021.
 CHAPTER 2 – COMPLETE DELIGITIMIZATION OF SOVEREIGNITY OF
AFGHANISTAN
In this chapter the researcher will talk about how in this cold war situation for the past
200 hundred years Afghanistan has been invaded and now at this point people have lost
empathy towards the country.
 CHAPTER 3 – TALIBAN GOVERNMENT
In this chapter the researcher will deal with the background and composition of the
Taliban Government .
 CHAPTER 3- DOHA AGREEMENT
In this chapter the researcher will deal with Doha agreement held in February 2020
and the criticism of the agreement .

 CHAPTER 4 –IMPACT OF TALIBAN’S RETURN TO POWER

In this chapter the researcher will talk about will the Taliban pose threat to civil and
political rights of Afghans .
 CHAPTER 5 – UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS FOR
AFGHANISTAN
In this chapter the researcher will deal with the impact (lack thereof) of the resolutions
passed by the UNSC .
 CHAPTER 6 – CONCLUSION
 BIBLIOGRAPHY