Afghanistan
By: John Boaz, book editor.
Contributors: Boaz, John.
Series: World's hot spots
Publisher: Greenhaven Press/Thomson Gale
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.; Afghanistan -- History -- 1989-2001.; Afghanistan -- History -- 2001-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-122) and index.
Table of contents: title: Afghanistan's troubled history / Martin Ewans.; title: The Soviet invasion and the rise of Islamic terrorism / Michael Binyon.; title: The rise of the Taliban / Peter Marsden.; title: The U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan and the fall of the Taliban / Stephen Tanner.; title: Pakistan may have supported the Taliban and international terrorists / Elizabeth Rubin.; title: The United States and Afghanistan must work together for stability in Afghanistan / George W. Bush and Hamid Karzai.; title: Afghanistan's interim government is flawed / Larry P. Goodson.; title: The international community should not attempt to impose democracy on Afghanistan / Marina Ottaway and Anatol Lieven.; title: The women of Afghanistan face new challenges after the Taliban defeat / Natasha Walter.; title: Afghanistan remains oppressed by fundamentalists / the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan.; title: A stable Afghanistan is crucial to the peace of Central Asia / Ahmed Rashid.; title: The war in Afghanistan has resulted in an increased U.S. military presence in Central Asia / J. Eric Duskin.; title: The small arms trade in Afghanistan is a threat to peace / Ken Silverstein.