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Over the last three decades Afghanistan has been plagued by crisis - from Soviet invasion in 1979 and Taliban
rule to US invasion following the events of 9/11. Here the top specialists on Afghanistan,
including Olivier Roy, Ahmad Rashid and Jonathan Goodhand, provide a unique overview of the
evolution, causes and future of the Afghan crisis. Covering political and military events and
examining the role of ethnic groups, religious and ideological factors and the role of the
leaders and war chiefs of the period - from the anti-Soviet resistance to the presidency of
Hamid Karzai - this book will prove essential reading to all interested in Afghanistan and the
wider Middle East region. Examining recent events in the light of the country's economy, Afghan
civil society, cultural heritage and state reconstruction attempts, this is a comprehensive and
diverse look at a country whose recent history has been marked by internal conflicts and
foreign intervention.