Directory of Afghanistan Civil War Resources

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This category contains sites relating to the Civil War in Afghanistan since the end of the Soviet Occupation, its motives, and history.

It covers the military actions taking place, political relations between different Afghan factions or between foreign nations and Afghanistan, the peacekeeping efforts led by the United Nations, the establishment of the Interim Administration, and international reconstruction help.

General coverage on the US-led international campaign against terrorism can be in the War on Terrorism category.

Subcategories

• Background and History
• Chats and Forums
• Events and Developments
• Fall of Taliban
• Human Rights and Liberties
• Humanitarian Issues and Aid
• International Policy
• International Security Assistance Force
• Landmines
• Maps
• News and Media
• Northern Alliance
• Parties
• Peace Process
• Personalities
• Politics
• Search for Al-Qaida and Taliban
• Taliban Islamic Movement
• US Intervention

Resources in This Category

• Anti-Taliban Soldier's Sad Life: Fighting is all He Has Known

  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/12/19/MN37098.DTL
  The victory causes little joy for lots of anti-Taliban foot soldiers. Fighting relentlessly since they were old enough to hold a gun, they're illiterate and trained in nothing but guerrilla warfare. A report by Anna Badkhen.

• GlobalSecurity.org - Afghanistan Military Guide

  http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/afghanistan/index.html
  Overview plus information about the Afghan army, militia and air force, urban area, militia and airbase facilities, along with maps, references and links.

• Scott Carrier: From Afghanistan

  http://www.hearingvoices.com/webwork/carrier/afghan/
  A photo-audio-essay, with excerpts from the Harper's magazine article: "After the Fall, Letters from Afghanistan" (April 2002).

• Strange Victory: A Critical Appraisal of the Afghanistan War

  http://www.comw.org/pda/0201strangevic.html
  Carl Conetta reviews the 2001-2002 war in Afghanistan and its impact on terrorism, stability, and the humanitarian crisis. Including extensive bibliographies on several issues.

• The Other War in Afghanistan

  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/may/02/afghanistan.comment
  Fighting between rival warlords with American links is threatening to undermine the US and British campaign against al-Qaida guerrillas. The Guardian, UK.

• Wikipedia - Civil War in Afghanistan

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war_in_Afghanistan
  Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the civil war which began in 1978. Includes timeline of warlord, Russian, Taliban and War on Terror phases.

Related Categories

• Home > Regional > Asia > Afghanistan
• Home > Society > History > By Topic > Wars and Conflicts > Regional > Afghanistan
• Home > Society > History > By Time Period > Twentieth Century > Wars and Conflicts > Soviet-Afghan War
• Home > Society > Issues > Warfare and Conflict > Specific Conflicts > War on Terrorism

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