Afghanistan: A Country Study

Afghan Afghan society Afghanistan agreement agricultural Ahmad Shah Amanullah Amin Amir Abdur Rahman Amu Darya Anglo-Afghan areas army assistance Baluch border British Caribbean Islands centers Central Asia century Commonwealth of Caribbean communist coup cultural Daoud Despite Dost Mohammad Durrani economic empire established ethnic groups factions female forces foreign Ghazni Ghilzai Habibullah Hafizullah Amin Hazara Hazarajat Herat Hindu Kush Imami India invasion Iran Iranian Islam Ismaili Jalalabad Kabul Kandahar Karmal Khalq Khan kilometers king leaders leadership live major male meters military million Mohammadzai mountains Mughals mujahidin Muslim nomadic northern Nuristani Pakistan Parchamis Pashtun Pashtunistan PDPA percent political population Prime Minister provinces Qizilbash Rabbani refugees regime regions reign religious rule ruler rural Russian Shah's Shariah Shia Shuja Sikhs social Soviet Union Sufi Sunni Tajik Tajikistan Taliban Taraki Third Anglo-Afghan War tribal Turkmen United urban Uzbek women