Afghanistan
Subtitle: A Modern History
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Published: October 13, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781850438571
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -; Middle East - General; History; History - General History; History: World; Afghanistan; History / Middle East
First sentence: When Abdur Rahman was recognized as Amir of Afghanistan by the British in 1880 he had spent 11 years in exile in Samarkand and Tashkent, living on a generous stipend from the governor-general and commander of the Russian forces in Central Asia, General K. von Kaufman.