Afghanistan : land of conflict and beauty /
John C. Griffiths.
- Updated ed.
- London : Andre Deutsch, 2009.
- 288 p. : col. ill., map, col. port. ; 20 cm.
Previous ed.: 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Set against Afghanistan's deep-rooted religious, ethnic and social divisions and the bitter civil war, this book examines the political situation, in particular the role of the Taliban - who controlled approximately 90 percent of the country before the war - under their fanatical and reclusive leader.
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Afghanistan--History--1989-2001. Afghanistan--History--2001- Afghanistan--Politics and government. Afganistán--Historia--1989-2001. Afganistán--Historia--2001. Afganistán--Política y gobierno.