When David took on Goliath
Tags: AFGHANISTAN -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989; PUSHTUNS; TALIBAN
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- Afghanistan: Partners in Time. Cogan, Charles G. // World Policy Journal;Fall2008, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p153
The article presents a discussion of politics, war and loyalties in Afghanistan, focusing on the Pashtun ethnic group which spans the country's border with Pakistan. An overview of Afghanistan's late 20th century history, and an attempt to forecast likely developments for the early decades of...
- LEARNING FROM THE SOVIETS. Matthews, Owen; Nemtsova, Anna // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);12/21/2009, Vol. 154 Issue 25, p44
The article discusses differences between the Soviet Union's 1979 invasion and subsequent war in Afghanistan, and the U.S. effort against the Taliban there today. U.S. forces have learned from mistakes made by the Soviets, are supporting a government more popular than the one backed by the...
- Afghanistan Overview. // Congressional Digest;Nov2001, Vol. 80 Issue 11, p261
Presents an excerpt from 'The Taliban and Afghanistan: Implications for Regional Security and Options for International Action,' a report issued by the United States Institute of Peace in October 1998. Support of the United States and Pakistan for Afghan guerilla forces resisting the Soviet...
- The Road to CHARIKAR. JOHANNES, J. D. // National Review;8/30/2010, Vol. 62 Issue 16, p32
The article compares the Soviet Union's war in Afghanistan following its 1979 invasion with the effort begun there in 2001 by U.S. forces. Whereas the Soviets emphasized air assaults and mechanized maneuvers, the U.S. has placed counterinsurgency at the heart of its strategy against Taliban...
- A brush with Laden on the Jihad front line. Girardet, Edward // Christian Science Monitor;8/31/98, Vol. 90 Issue 194, p19
Relates the author's experience of Islamic fundamentalist Osama bin Laden while in Afghanistan during its war with the former Soviet Union. Laden's arrogance; How Laden was viewed by people in Afghanistan; Laden's support for the Taliban movement which controls the country in 1998; How Laden's...
- ECONOMY. // Background Notes on Countries of the World: Afghanistan;12/ 6/2010, p6
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- ECONOMY. // Background Notes on Countries of the World: Afghanistan;11/28/2011, p6
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- Learning From the Soviets. Matthews, Owen; Nemtsova, Anna // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);12/21/2009, Vol. 154 Issue 25, p4
In this article the authors offer comparisons between the occupation of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union during the 1980s and the U.S. war in Afghanistan in 2010. Topics discussed include the military strategy of U.S. President Barack Obama, the power of the Islamic fundamentalist organization...
- Meanwhile, in Afghanistan... Sikorski, Radex // National Review;10/11/2004, Vol. 56 Issue 19, p34
Investigates the political and social conditions in Afghanistan on the eve of a presidential election to be held there. Depiction of Afghanistan as more secure now than it was in the during the Soviet invasion or the civil war that followed; Description of Zahir Shah, the former king;...
