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Downing, David, 1946-
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Afghanistan -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Afghanistan -- History -- 2001-2021 -- Juvenile literature.
Afghanistan -- History -- 20th century -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
Afghanistan -- History -- 2001-2021 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
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Downing, David, 1946-
Afghanistan -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Afghanistan -- History -- 2001-2021 -- Juvenile literature.
Afghanistan -- History -- 20th century -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
Afghanistan -- History -- 2001-2021 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
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Afghanistan / David Downing.
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Downing, David, 1946-
Heinemann Library, c2004.
Call #:
958
.104
D751a
Subjects
Afghanistan -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Afghanistan -- History -- 2001-2021 -- Juvenile literature.
Afghanistan -- History -- 20th century -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
Afghanistan -- History -- 2001-2021 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
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Witness to history (Heinemann Library (Firm))
URL856
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ISBN:
1403448647 (HC)
1403455236 (PB)
Description:
56 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 53) and index.
Contents:
How do we know? -- Afghanistan before 1978 -- The 1978 coup -- Opposition -- Civil war -- Soviet intervention -- Help for the Mujahedin -- The military conflict -- Life for Afghans in the mid-1980s -- The wider impact of the war in Afghanistan -- The Soviet withdrawal -- Najibullah -- Mujahedin disunity -- A country in ruins -- The rise of the Taliban -- Life under the Taliban -- A woman's place -- A sanctuary for terrorists -- September 11 -- Operation Enduring Freedom -- A new government -- Prospects -- What have we learned from Afghanistan?
Summary:
Uses primary source material to examine the history of Afghanistan and recent events that have increased its importance in the realm of world politics.
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