A brief history of Afghanistan
Located along the busy trade routes between Asia and Europe, Afghanistan was for centuries a place where a diverse set of cultures met and exchanged goods and ideas
History
1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) : illustrations, maps
9781438108193, 1438108192
234179832
Land and people
Early history (Prehistory-651)
From the rise of Islam to the Afghan State (651-1747)
The birth of modern Afghanistan (1747-1901)
Twentieth-century monarchy (1901-1973)
A coup and a revolution (1973-1978)
Soviet Afghanistan (1978-1989)
Afghanistan in rebellion (1978-1992)
Mujahideen rule (1992-1996)
The Taliban era (1996-2001)
The legacy of the Civil War
Overcoming the legacy