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Tags: AFGHANISTAN -- Politics & government; AFGHANISTAN -- Economic conditions
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- Karzai's Quest: the Man & the Plan. Smith, Patricia // New York Times Upfront;2/11/2002, Vol. 134 Issue 9, p22
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- 'I Couldn't Turn My Back' Dehghanpisheh, Babak; Gutman, Roy // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);7/22/2002, Vol. 140 Issue 4, p18
Profiles Farhad Ahad, an exile of Afghanistan, who has returned home after residing and being educated in the U.S. since his teenage years. Biographical information, including his escape from Afghanistan after he was nearly drafted into the communist Afghan Army; Education; Employment at Enron...
- PROFILE. // Background Notes on Countries of the World: Afghanistan;Dec2004, p1
The article provides political, economical and demographical information about Afghanistan. The official name for Afghanistan is "Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan." The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul. Some of the important cities of Afghanistan are: Kandhar, Herat, Jalalabad and...
- Looking Ahead. // Current Events;11/18/2005, Vol. 105 Issue 11, p1
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- Iraq's Latest Casualty: Afghanistan. Stone, Peter H. // National Journal;12/9/2006, Vol. 38 Issue 49, p57
The article looks at the economic and political problems in Afghanistan, ranging from a booming drug trade to a resurgent Taliban to political corruption. The outlook for solving Afghanistan's drug problem was underscored by two reports tying the country's opium trade to corruption and to the...
- Hope remains fragile in Afghanistan. Herlinger, Chris // National Catholic Reporter;1/11/2008, Vol. 44 Issue 10, p17
The author reflects on the sociopolitical and economic condition in Afghanistan, which is in the middle of war and violence. He quotes a description from a human rights activist depicting the country as depleted and in serious disrepair infrastructure. He has been told by a teacher at a...
- Afghanistan. // Military Technology;2009, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p348
The article offers information on the structure of the defence forces in Afghanistan. The Armed Forces of the country include the Navy, Army and the Air Force. It states that the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) is comprised of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the Afghan National Police...
- Afghanistan. // World Almanac & Book of Facts;2006, p750
The article presents information on the socio-economic and political conditions in Afghanistan. The population of Afghanistan is 29,928,987 and population density is 120 per square meter. The ethnic groups include Pashtun 44%, Tajik 25%, Hazara 10%, and Uzbek 8%. Afghanistan is an Islamic...
- The Taliban's 'Last Chance' Vencat, Emily Flynn // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);7/31/2006, Vol. 148 Issue 5, p36
An interview with British Lt. Gen. David Richards is presented. Richards is NATO's top commander in Afghanistan. The author reviews how NATO will soon takeover for the U.S.-led coalition in the south. Richards comments on what it will take to initiate economic development in the country.
