Long Live the King
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- The New Afghanistan. Seymour, Richard // Middle East;Jul2003, Issue 336, p12
In October 2001, the United States and its allies fired their first shot in what promised to be a prolonged War on Terror, by launching air attacks on the ancient nation of Afghanistan. The country's Taliban leadership collapsed and fled. They left, in their place, a power vacuum that the U.S....
- Vatican diplomats meet with exiled Afghan king. // National Catholic Reporter;12/7/2001, Vol. 38 Issue 6, p18
Reports on the meeting between the high-ranking Vatican diplomats and the deposed king of Afghanistan Zahir Shah in Vatican City.
- Years when bloody turmoil became normal. Trilling, Daniel // New Statesman;7/17/2006, Vol. 135 Issue 4801, p14
The article encapsulates, by year, military actions that have taken place in Afghanistan between 1973 and 2006. The events recounted include the overthrow of King Zahir Shah in 1973, the 1979 invasion of the country by the Soviet Union and their departure in defeat in 1989. The Taliban took...
- Circle Game. Soskis, Benjamin // New Republic;11/12/2001, Vol. 225 Issue 20, p18
Presents information on the Afghan tradition of a Grand Council, in which tribal and religious leaders assemble to make important decisions. View that the loya jirga is the best hope for laying the foundation of a stable government in a post-Taliban Afghanistan; Information on the fact that the...
- Top of the Week. Stein, Lisa; Fang, Bay // U.S. News & World Report;4/29/2002, Vol. 132 Issue 14, p12
Presents international news briefs as of April 29, 2002. Outlook for rising gasoline prices in the United States; Return of former Afghanistan King Zahir Shah to the country; Death of Canadian soldiers in a live-fire exercise in Afghanistan; Others.
- Chapter 6: Experiment with Democracy, 1963-1973. Saikal, Amin // Modern Afghanistan;2006, p133
Chapter 6 of the book "Modern Afghanistan" is presented. It discusses the changes that happened when King Zahir Shah assumed power after Mohammed Daoud stepped down from the leadership of Afghanistan. Said changes are in the area of democratisation of politics, liberalisation of social and...
- Local Time. Soskis, Benjamin // New Republic;12/3/2001, Vol. 225 Issue 23, p14
Focuses on the political conditions in Afghanistan, in light of the importance of ethnic ties in the country. Information on the largest ethnic group, Pashton; Information about ethnic groups which make up the Northern Alliance; Alliance between Afghani ethnic groups with Pakistan's regional...
- The Once and Future King? Weymouth, Lally // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);10/8/2001, Vol. 138 Issue 15, p35
Presents an interview with exiled Afghan king Zahir Shah. Views on the Taliban Movement; Outlook for the establishment of a government in Afghanistan; Views on Osama bin Laden; Issue of Islamic fundamentalism.
- The Once and Future King? Weymouth, Lally // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);10/8/2001, Vol. 138 Issue 15, p25
Presents an interview with exiled Afghan king Zahir Shah. Views on the Taliban Movement; Outlook for the establishment of a government in Afghanistan; Views on Osama bin Laden; Issue of Islamic fundamentalism.
