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The Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Air Force (AAF) stand today as products of the 2001 war and Western intervention in Afghanistan. This is not only because they were established in 2002 by the government brought to power by that intervention, but even more importantly because they were funded, designed and trained by the intervening forces. It was perhaps inevitable therefore that the question of their sustainability should arise.
Thirty years ago black clouds covered the clear blue skies of Afghanistan. Like a severe storm along with strong winds, the Russian invasion started the rains of atrocities. Our homes and villages were destroyed. Over 2 million people who loved their country were tortured and killed. For the past three decades, millions of Afghans have had to make a choice – to join the Russian army forcibly under threat of death or to be ripped from the arms of their loved ones and leave their long established homes with painful tears and heartbreak. Incredible miseries and difficulties have been encountered by Afghans trying to get through deserts and mountains to the borders of Iran and Pakistan. Some w...
Explores how contemporary clerics engage with the historically first and currently most populated Islamic nation-state: Pakistan. The book weds ethnography with textual analysis to provide insights into some of the country's most significant issues and offers a theoretical framework for assessing state-'ulama relations across the Muslim world.
A noted Middle East specialist looks at conspiracy theories and the way they control life and politics in the region.
With the use of wide-ranging case studies the author clearly illustrates the impact of schemes intended to re-allocate land in developing countries. Concluding that land reform can play a major part in stimulating rural economies this book explores the extent to which such policies can successfully reduce poverty and increase agricultural growth.
By intelligence officials, for intelligent people.
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