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040 _cCUS
082 _a958.104
_bQAS/A
100 1 _aQassem, Ahmad Shayeq
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245 1 0 _aAfghanistan's political stability: a dream unrealised /
_cby Ahmad Shayeq Qassem
260 _aFarnham, Surrey;
_bBurlington, VT:
_bAshgate,
_cc2009.
300 _avi, 216 p.;
_c24 cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliography and index.
505 0 _aAfghanistan's historic relations with Central and South Asia -- Ethno-nationalism and development -- Soviet occupation and transformation of Afghan-Pakistan relations -- The Islamic state of Afghanistan (ISA), the Taliban, and stability -- Regional cooperation and political stability -- Contemporary Central Asia and Afghanistan's stability -- Re-emergence of major power rivalries.
650 0 _aPolitical stability
_zAfghanistan
_xHistory.
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650 0 _aIslam and politics
_zAfghanistan.
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651 0 _aAfghanistan
_xPolitics and government.
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651 0 _aAfghanistan
_xForeign relations
_zAsia, Central.
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651 0 _aAsia, Central
_xForeign relations
_zAfghanistan.
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651 0 _aAfghanistan
_xForeign relations
_zSouth Asia.
_920752
651 0 _aSouth Asia
_xForeign relations
_zAfghanistan.
_920753
651 0 _aAfghanistan
_xEthnic relations.
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651 0 _aAfghanistan
_xHistory
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