Book of Donmon Teith

[This book] explores ... how has a seemingly anachronistic band of religious zealots managed to retain a tenacious foothold in the struggle for Afghanistan's fu

This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the be

This book describes the turbulent political history of Afghanistan from the communist upheaval of the 1970s through to the aftermath of the events of 11 Septemb

Originally published: [London]: C. Hurst & Co., 2011.

Introduction --The collapse of the Emirate and the early regrouping, 2002-4 --The apogeum of the Quetta Shura, 2005-9 --The emergence of alternative centres of