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Some Major Pukhtoon Tribes Along the Pak-Afghan Border
Secret Languages of Afghanistan and Their Speakers
Author: Jadwiga Pstrusińska
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2014-07-18
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 1443864412
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a study of an almost inaccessible area of the intricate linguistic fabric of Afghanistan – namely, its secret codes of communication. The text draws on a profound knowledge of Afghanistan and neighbouring regions, as well as the cultural and sociolinguistic processes at work across Eurasia. The author situates these sociolinguistic matters within the appropriate diachronic and comparative background, and traces the numerous threads which connect them to areas both close to and distant from Afghanistan. The book will be of great interest to scholars from a wide range of disciplines, including, but extending beyond, the realms of linguistics, cultural history, and sociology. It will also be of practical value in many areas, notably with regards to military and political issues, as well as humanitarian aid.
The Al Qaeda Connection
Author: Imtiaz Gul
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2009-08-22
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 8184758219
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The face of Terror has changed dramatically. Today major terrorist attacks are marked by their meticulous preparation and deadly execution—as the Mumbai attacks of 26/11 have clearly established. The most important planning centre for these operations is the tribal region located on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Following the U.S. action in Afghanistan in December 2001 many Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters escaped and settled down in these regions where, historically, the writ of the state has always been weak. Taking advantage of the inhospitable terrain and the porous border, Al Qaeda militants of multiple ethnic origins regrouped. In 2008 alone they launched over fifty suicide missions which have inflicted more than six thousand casualties in attacks across the world. In these remote valleys the fatal mix of ultra-conservatism, economic under-development, religious obscurantism and the absence of law and justice has resulted in a cauldron of militancy which is being fed and fuelled by the shadowy presence of the Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Ever-younger fighters are being recruited for suicide missions while music, shaving and the education of girls are proscribed by increasingly powerful clerics. In this book Imtiaz Gul follows the trail of militancy and the way it has evolved under Al Qaeda’s influence in tribal areas.
Ungoverned Territories
Author: Angel Rabasa
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Published: 2007-08-09
Total Pages: 397
ISBN-13: 0833042653
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Using a two-tiered framework areas applied to eight case studies from around the globe, the authors of this ground-breaking work seek to understand the conditions that give rise to ungoverned territories and make them conducive to a terrorist or insurgent presence. They also develop strategies to improve the U.S. ability to mitigate their effects on U.S. security interests.
Afghanistan
Author: C. Heather Bleaney
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 412
ISBN-13: 900414532X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presents a thematically indexed bibliography devoted to Afghanistan. Following the pattern established by one of its major data sources, viz, the acclaimed Index Islamicus, both journal articles and book publications are included and indexed.
Harnessing and Guiding Social Capital for Rural Development
Author: S. Khan
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2007-11-26
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 0230609724
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is about the harnessing of social capital, formalized as village or community organizations, to guide and facilitate collective action for attaining poverty alleviation in particular and enhancing community well-being in general.
Afghanistan
Author: Kenneth Katzman
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2009-12
Total Pages: 21
ISBN-13: 1437919200
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Contents of this report: Post-Taliban Transition and Political Landscape; Karzai and His Opponents; The Opposition; Government Performance; Dealing With Regional Faction Leaders; Official Corruption; Expanding Local Governance; Provincial Governors and Provincial Councils; Security Benefits of Local Governance Programs; Overall Human Rights Issues; Democracy, Governance, and Elections Funding Issues; 2009 Elections; Outlines of the Presidential Contest; U.S. Policy and Interests in the Election. Illustrations.
The Most Dangerous Place
Author: Imtiaz Gul
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2010-06-10
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 1101434767
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The story of the dark side of the Afghan war - and how Pakistan degenerated into a nuclear-armed powder keg Eight years ago we chased the Taliban from Kabul and forced Al Qaeda to find a new home. One by one the militants crossed the border into Pakistan and settled in its tribal areas, building alliances with locals and terrorizing or bribing their way to power. This place - Pakistan's lawless frontier - is now the epicenter of global terrorism. It is where young American and British jihadists go to be trained, where the kidnapped are stowed away, and where plots are hatched for deadly attacks all over the world. It has become, in President Obama's words, "the most dangerous place" - a hornet's nest of violent extremists, many of whom now target their own state in vicious suicide- bombing campaigns. Imtiaz Gul, who knows the ins and outs of these groups and their leaders, tackles the toughest questions about the current situation: What can be done to bring the Pakistani Taliban under control? Who funds these militants and what are their links to Al Qaeda? Are they still supported by the ISI, Pakistan's all-powerful intelligence agency? Based on dozens of exclusive interviews with high-ranking Pakistani intelligence, government and military officers and extensive first-hand reporting, The Most Dangerous Place is a gripping and definitive exposé of a region that Americans need urgently to understand.
Afghanistan
Author: Heather Bleaney
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2006-02-01
Total Pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9047416678
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This up-to-date, comprehensive, thematically indexed bibliography devoted to Afghanistan now and yesterday will help readers to efficiently find their way in the massive secondary literature available. Following the pattern established by one of its major data sources, viz. the acclaimed Index Islamicus, both journal articles and book publications are included and expertly indexed. An indispensable entry for all those taking professional or personal interest in a nation so much the focus of attention today.
