Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Thomas H.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Afghanistan--History--Dictionaries.

Afghanistan.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (781 pages)

Edition:

5th ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2021.

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD, 2021.

Summary:

Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan, Fifth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country's politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Editor's Foreword

Preface

Reader's Notes

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Chronology

Introduction

Appendix 1. Major Sections of the Durand Agreementand the Legal Case for the Durand Line

Appendix 2. Taliban Codex, Book of Rules for the Mujahedin (Layeha)

Appendix 3. Political Parties Law

Appendix 4. Political Parties

Appendix 5. Durrani Genealogy

Appendix 6. Bonn Accords (Agreement on Provisional Arrangements in AfghanistanPending the Reestablishment of Permanent Government Institutions)

Appendix 7. Fatwas from Pashtun Perspectives

Appendix 8. US-Taliban Peace Agreement

Appendix 9. Shajara of the Pashtun and Pashtun Major Tribes and Clans

Bibliography

About the Authors.

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ISBN:

979-82-16-40469-9

1-5381-4929-X

OCLC:

1246579378