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Afghanistan
Afghan society and politics are simultaneously united by Islam – one of the few agents of social cohesion in a land split along ethnic and tribal lines – and threatened by...
Afghan society and politics are simultaneously united by Islam – one of the few agents of social cohesion in a land split along ethnic and tribal lines – and threatened by...
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South and Central Asia
Engaged in a global mapping of faith-inspired organizations in development work, in January 2011 the Berkley Center and the World Faiths Development Dialogue convened...
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A Discussion with Robert Cekuta, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy, Sanctions and Commodities
May 22, 2011
May 22, 2011
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RELATED RESOURCES: AFGHANISTAN
The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan
January 1, 2009
This volume edited by historian Robert D. Crews and reporter Amin Tarzi offers a detailed explanation of Afghanistans tortured history. The complied essays thread together the history of the country beginning with the Talibans rise to power after the Soviet withdrawal in the 1990s. It then recounts how admiration for the Taliban vanished as it proceeded to oppress Afghans, refused to surrender Osama bin Laden after 9/11, and when the U.S. invasion helped sweep them from power. It finally offers an account of why the Taliban, who were dismissed as a gang of reactionary zealots, have since become resurgent and are now steadily expanding their influence.