Afghanistan / John Boaz, book editor.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:World's hot spots.
Other Authors: Boaz, John
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Greenhaven Press/Thomson Gale, [2004], ©2004.
Series:World's hot spots.
Subjects:
Afghanistan > History > Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
Afghanistan > History > 1989-2001.
Afghanistan > History > 2001-2021.
Physical Description:128 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Afghanistan's troubled history / Martin Ewans.
  • The Soviet invasion and the rise of Islamic terrorism / Michael Binyon.
  • The rise of the Taliban / Peter Marsden.
  • The U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan and the fall of the Taliban / Stephen Tanner.
  • Pakistan may have supported the Taliban and international terrorists / Elizabeth Rubin.
  • The United States and Afghanistan must work together for stability in Afghanistan / George W. Bush and Hamid Karzai.
  • Afghanistan's interim government is flawed / Larry P. Goodson.
  • The international community should not attempt to impose democracy on Afghanistan / Marina Ottaway and Anatol Lieven.
  • The women of Afghanistan face new challenges after the Taliban defeat / Natasha Walter.
  • Afghanistan remains oppressed by fundamentalists / the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan.
  • A stable Afghanistan is crucial to the peace of Central Asia / Ahmed Rashid.
  • The war in Afghanistan has resulted in an increased U.S. military presence in Central Asia / J. Eric Duskin.
  • The small arms trade in Afghanistan is a threat to peace / Ken Silverstein.