The Taliban and the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA)
21 September 2007
Magnus Norell, "The Taliban and the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA)", China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, Volume 5, Number 3 (2007), pages 61 - 82.
This sheds light on the issue of Pakistani support for the insurgency in Afghanistan, mainly the Taliban, who, by way of being the most active, have been ? for all intents and purposes ? able to direct much of the insurgency in Afghanistan. In the study, it will be argued that without...
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Reconstruction as Modernisation: The 'Post-conflict' Project in Afghanistan
21 September 2007
Astri Suhrke, "Reconstruction as Modernisation: The 'Post-conflict' Project in Afghanistan," Third World Quarterly, Volume 28, Issue 7 October 2007, pages 1291 - 1308.
This paper examines the post-war reconstruction programme in Afghanistan, arguing that it contains the seeds of radical social change. The paper analyses the tensions of the present reconstruction project in light of the past experience of similar programmes launched...
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