The fragmentation of Afghanistan
Subtitle: state formation and collapse in the international system
By: Barnett R. Rubin.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New Haven, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989
Description: "This book examines Afghan society in conflict, from the 1978 communist coup to the tall of Najibullah, the Last Soviet-installed president, in 1992. This edition, newly revised by the author, reflects developments since then and includes material on the Taliban and Usama bin Laden. It is a book that now seems remarkably prescient.".

"Drawing on two decades of research, Barnett R. Rubin, a leading expert on Afghanistan, provides a fascinating account of the nature of the old regime, the rise and fall of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, and the troubled mujahidin resistance. He relates all these phenomena to international actors, showing how the interaction of U.S. policy and Pakistani and Saudi Arabian interests has helped to create the challenges of today.

Rubin puts into context the continuing turmoil in Afghanistan and offers readers a coherent historical explanation for the country's social and political fragmentation."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-365) and index.