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Extending the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan: Progress and Prospect

open access: yesEast Asian Policy, 2023
China and Pakistan have promoted the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan after the Taliban took over. China aims to help Afghanistan improve its security situation and expand the Belt and Road Initiative, while Pakistan hopes to expand
Jie ZHANG
doaj   +1 more source

Breaking Barriers: Exploring Patient Satisfaction With the U.S. Healthcare System Among Iranian and Afghan Immigrants With Limited English Proficiency

open access: yesHealth Services Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore the satisfaction of limited English proficiency (LEP) Farsi‐ and Dari‐speaking patients with the U.S. healthcare system using a qualitative approach. Study Setting and Design We employed a grounded theory approach to analyze qualitative data collected from five focus groups involving 25 Farsi‐ and Dari‐speaking immigrants ...
Sara Imanpour   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

¿Camino de salvación? La ofensiva militar en Waziristán del Sur y los nexos paquistaníes del terrorismo global [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Las autoridades de Pakistán han emprendido en Waziristán del Sur una ofensiva militar con el fin de neutralizar la amenaza que para la estabilidad política y la cohesión social de un país dotado con armamento nuclear suponen tanto Therik e Taliban ...
Reinares, Fernando
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Power, costs, collective action, bargaining, and solidarity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Some argue that the more costly it would be to exercise one's power over an issue, the less power one inherently has over it. I challenge this thesis with two major objections—one conceptual, the other practical or explanatory—contending that costs influence issue‐power not inherently but contingently in specifically strategic contexts.
Arash Abizadeh
wiley   +1 more source

Al-Qaeda Amidst the Second Afghan Taliban Regime

open access: yesNUST Journal of International Peace and Stability
The resurgence of the Afghan Taliban in 2021 and the subsequent establishment of their second regime have raised significant security concerns for the region. Despite initial predictions of instability, the Taliban's control over
Farhan Zahid
doaj   +1 more source

El problema de las drogas en Afganistán [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
La producción, procesamiento y tráfico del opio afgano afecta de forma cada vez más grave a los esfuerzos afganos e internacionales por dar seguridad y desarrollo a la población de Afganistán.
Febrel Benlloch, Iñigo
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Culture of Revenge: Analysing Blood Revenge in Pakistan's Tribal Areas

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Revenge is a widespread phenomenon present in every culture. It is defined as a motivated retaliation against an offense or wrongdoing perceived as harmful or a violation of moral norms. Previous psychological research views revenge as an expressive action done for personal satisfaction.
Muhammad Asif   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Taliban, Afghan constitutionalism and modern Islamic law states: renegotiating the balance of religious and secular law

open access: yesGlobal Constitutionalism
Reflecting on the Islamic law–secular law balance in past Afghan constitutional regimes and contemporary Taliban rule, this paper contextualizes Afghan constitutionalism in a broad spectrum of constitutional traditions present in other Islamic law states
Emilia Justyna Powell, Joshua Paldino
doaj   +1 more source

Mujeres afganas y prensa en España : infantilización, victimización y ocultación de los procesos de resiliencia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
En la actualidad, el potencial de los medios de comunicación social en cuanto a conformadores de la opinión pública y de los imaginarios colectivos es innegable.
Martínez Fábregas, Jezabel   +1 more
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Improving child mental health and learning outcomes and reducing stigma and discrimination in conflict setting: findings from a cluster randomized controlled trial of a classroom‐based psychosocial intervention in rural primary schools in Afghanistan

open access: yesJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.
Background Conflict and crises have long‐lasting and dramatic consequences on the mental health of children. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a psychosocial intervention on child mental health in Afghanistan. Methods A two‐arm cluster‐randomized controlled trial was conducted in 83 rural primary schools within three provinces of Afghanistan.
Jean‐Francois Trani   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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