The situation created by the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan attracted world-wide scholarly attention. But though much was written on Afghanistan, little effort was made to understand the domestic roots of the confrontation and explain the linkages betweeen internal strife and external invasion. Dr Rasul Baksh Rais has, on the other hand, analysed all the factors that led to the Afghan tragedy. He examines the nature of the Afghan state and society, the dynamics of the regional and global power structure, the externalization of the civil strife and the resultant fragmentation of political power, thereby adding fresh perspective to the debate on the politics and security of Afghanistan.
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While the fall of the Marxist regime has ended the most tragic chapter of Afghan history, during which more than a million lost their lives and about five million became refugees, the future looks uncertain. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Central Asia, Third World, Geneva Accords, York Times, Babrak Karmal, New Delhi, Ahmad Shah Masud, Radio Kabul, Saudi Arabia, Afghan Mujahideen, Kabul University, United Nations, Afghan Marxists, Indian Ocean, Kabul Times, Peshawar Accord, Far Eastern Economic Review, Eastern Europe, General Assembly, Sardar Daud, Louis Dupree, Durand Line, Gulbadin Hikmatyar, High Contracting Party, Zahir Shah New!
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internal commanders, traditional ulema, afghan revolution, oligarchical elite, agitational politics, internal political dynamics, capturing power, resistance parties, interim government Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Central Asia, Third World, Geneva Accords, York Times, Babrak Karmal, New Delhi, Ahmad Shah Masud, Radio Kabul, Saudi Arabia, Afghan Mujahideen, Kabul University, United Nations, Afghan Marxists, Indian Ocean, Kabul Times, Peshawar Accord, Far Eastern Economic Review, Eastern Europe, General Assembly, Sardar Daud, Louis Dupree, Durand Line, Gulbadin Hikmatyar, High Contracting Party, Zahir Shah New!
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- Far Eastern Economic Review on page 90, and page 139
- Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan (Cambridge Middle East Library) by Olivier Roy on page 19, and page 215
- Soviet Foreign Policy by Oxford University Press on page 90, and Back Matter
- Afghanistan and the Soviet Union (Duke Press Policy Studies) by Henry S. Bradsher on page 21, and page 63
- Cold War by David Brierley in Back Matter
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- The Taliban: Ascent to Power by M. J. Gohari in Back Matter
- Afghanistan: A Military History From Alexander The Great To The Fall Of The Taliban by Stephen Tanner in Back Matter
- The Afghanistan Wars by William Maley in Back Matter
- The Afghanistan Wars by William Maley in Back Matter
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