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Taliban adaptations and innovations
Small Wars & Insurgencies, 2013 Since 1978, insurgents in Afghanistan have endured a state of constant conflict, facing two occupying forces that have fielded modernized, highly capable militaries with a multitude of numerical and technological advantages over them. The asymmetry of these conflicts drove a rapid cycle of adaptation and innovation on the part of the insurgents that ...
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To Beat Al Qaeda, Look to the East [PDF]
Now we need to bring this perspective to Afghanistan and Pakistan — one that is smart about cultures, customs and connections. The present policy of focusing on troop strength and drones, and trying to win over people by improving their lives with ...
Scott Atran
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Etnicidad, nacionalismo y el Estado en Afganistán
, 2002 The paper begins by surveying the cultural, linguistic, occupational and sectarian diversity of Afghanistan's population, going on to discuss the origins of the modern Afghan state in the reign of Amir Abdur Rahman Khan in the late 19th century.
Beattie, Hugh
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International Relations Study Team Briefing Paper [PDF]
, 2005 Fifteen papers discussing post-war constructions in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Vietnam are ...
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Framing the Game: Objections to Bapat’s Game-Theoretic Modeling of the Afghan Surge [PDF]
, 2010 In a recently published article in the prestigious journal Foreign Policy Analysis, Navin A. Bapat uses a rationalist approach to explain key bargaining processes related to the Afghanistan conflict, concluding that “the Afghan mission may continue for ...
Marton, Péter
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Friendships, Rivalries, and Trysts: Characterizing Relations between Ideas in Texts
, 2017 Understanding how ideas relate to each other is a fundamental question in many domains, ranging from intellectual history to public communication.
Card, Dallas +2 more
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Temporal, mystic and religious love: The Poetry of the Taliban [PDF]
The Polish Journal of Aesthetics, 2015 Mina, Mohabbat and ishq are three pashto words used to name two kinds of love. The first is more human while the second is divine or mystical. In this paper I have tried to analyse the poetry of the Taliban, paying special attention to the question of ...
Mateusz M. Kłagisz
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Perdagangan Opium dan Narcoterrorism di Afghanistan (Studi Kasus Narcoterrorism oleh Taliban Tahun 2007-2010) [PDF]
, 2017 The opium trafficking in Afghanistan is one of the International crimes that have long been a state problem. It becomes more complicated when terrorist organizations get involved. Hence narcoterrorism.
Pattypelohy, S. C. (Shary) +2 more
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Understanding and engaging informal justice [PDF]
, 2016 Engagement with informal justice systems in developing countries has emerged as a major policy priority for donor nations such as the Netherlands. This interest reflects practical realities.
Swenson, G.
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DECIMATED DREAMS? EDUCATION AND CAREER PROSPECTS AMONG STUDENTS UNDER TALIBAN GOVERNANCE
Jurnal Ilmiah Dinamika SosialThis study explores the impact of Taliban-imposed educational restrictions on Afghan students, with a focus on Malika Suraya Girls' High School and Nasir Khisraw Boys' High School in Kabul.
Susan Yasini, Sayed Saied Shamsi
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