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Strain Rates Along the Alpine‐Himalayan Belt From a Comprehensive GNSS Velocity Field

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 130, Issue 12, December 2025.
Abstract The Alpine‐Himalayan belt is one of Earth's most dynamic and complex regions, characterized by intense tectonic deformation and seismicity. Comprehensive analyses of continental‐scale crustal deformation and seismic hazards along this extensive orogenic belt require the compilation of large geodetic data sets.
N. Castro‐Perdomo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal Parasite Infections in Sheep from Torghondi, Islam Qala, and the Herat Slaughterhouse

open access: yesJurnal Medik Veteriner
Gastrointestinal parasites (GIPs) pose significant health and productivity challenges to livestock, especially in regions with limited veterinary care and extensive farming practices.
Nazir Ahmad Tookhy   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A History of Slavery in Central Asia: Shī’ī Muslim Enslavement in 19th Century Bukhara [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph. Despite more than a century of interest on the part of western scholars and historians in the region of Central Asia, in many respects our knowledge of many topics in Central Asian history ...
Dunbar, Robert
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Spontaneous Transient Summit Uplift at Taftan Volcano (Makran Subduction Arc) Imaged Using an InSAR Common‐Mode Filtering Method

open access: yesGeophysical Research Letters, Volume 52, Issue 19, 16 October 2025.
Abstract We unambiguously document unrest at Taftan volcano. Summit uplift was detected using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar time series and its timing tightly constrained applying a new common mode filtering method. Uplift started and ended gradually lasting 10 months (July 2023 to May 2024).
Mohammadhossein Mohammadnia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban livelihoods in Afghanistan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Jo Ball; Stefan ...
Beall, Jo, Schutte, Stefan
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Minerals in Afghanistan : The Hajigak iron deposit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The Hajigak iron ore deposit is situated in the mountainous Bamyan province, 130 km west of the Afghanistan capital, Kabul (Figure 1). It is one of several iron deposits within this area but is the largest located to date.
Benham, Antony John, McDonnell, Paul
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Association and path coefficient analysis among morphophysiological parameters and yield in new sweet corn inbred lines and hybrids

open access: yesAgrosystems, Geosciences &Environment, Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2025.
Abstract Sweet corn (Zea mays L. saccharata) is a globally significant crop known for its unique biochemical profile and nutritional value. However, a yield gap in production exists in semi‐arid regions. The overall goal of this work was to evaluate high‐yielding, adaptable genotypes in regions with limited precipitation.
Mohsen Shahrokhi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends of Radicalization among the Ranks of the Afghan National Police [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This study examines and compares trends of radicalization among the ranks of Afghan National Police (ANP) force across eleven provinces in Afghanistan. This is the first part of an ongoing series of papers dedicated to examining the evolving trends in ...
Khalid, Abdul Hadi, Zaman, Robert
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Where do nomads bury their dead? Necro‐ostracism, statelessness, and the pastoral/ peripatetic divide in Afghanistan

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 789-807, September 2025.
This article proposes that stigmas connected to social categories of exclusion prevalent during life extend into dealings with the dead, here referred to as ‘necro‐ostracism’, in the context of death and burial of Muslim nomadic populations in urban Afghanistan. Based on qualitative fieldwork carried out in Kabul, Herat, and Mazar‐e Sharif, it explores
Annika Schmeding
wiley   +1 more source

'Good' state vs. 'bad' warlords? A critique of state-building strategies in Afghanistan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The current Afghan government, having weak social roots has been forced to rely on the support of ‘warlords’ to stay in power. But a high price had to be paid.
Giustozzi, Antonio
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