International Security Cooperation and the Re-Constructionof Security in Afghanistan

　　ABSTRACT: The reconstruction of security in Afghanistan includes two components: state security and societal security. The former refers primarily to the rebuilding of state institutions, while the later includes the disarmament of warlords and domestic reconciliation. While international security cooperation plays a key role in the rebuilding of Afghani security, there are a number of serious issues related to the effectiveness of security cooperation, the selection of a path for re-construction, distribution of resources and legitimacy, which have slowed the pace of re-construction of security in Afghanistan. International security cooperation has had great impact on the geo-politics of the Middle East and South Asia, the progress of regionalism of security structures, and on America’s Middle East strategy. The re-construction of security in Afghanistan will not suffer a setback as Western militaries withdraw from the country, as its completion depends entirely on participation of and cooperation with the international community.