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Afghanistan: an historical and geographical appraisal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2011

William Maley
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Abstract

Afghanistan's current difficulties are in large measure the product of a troubled history and a troubled geographical location. These have combined to produce a debilitated state, open to meddling from a range of external powers, that has now experienced decades of trauma. The current insurgency that afflicts the country is sustained by the sanctuaries in Pakistan from which the Taliban operate. Unless and until there is progress on this front, the situation in Afghanistan will remain stalemated.

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Socio-political and Humanitarian Environment
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International Review of the Red Cross , Volume 92 , Issue 880: Conflict in Afghanistan I , December 2010 , pp. 859 - 876
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Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 2011

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