Society, Issues, Warfare and Conflict, Specific Conflicts, Afghanistan Civil War, Background and History

Background and History

4 Sites in Background and History

Afghanistan - Power Struggle

Warring rebel factions continue their struggle for supremacy in the unstable region. A report by Mark Urban, including an interview with Ahmed Shah Massoud. Transmitted on April 28, 1992.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/afghanistan/afghan_4-28-92.html
Afghanistan - Rebels Without a Cause

After the Soviets left the country, conflicts within the rebel Mujahadeen have complicated the situation. Transcript of PBS news transmitted on August 29, 1989.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/afghanistan/segment_8-29-89.html
Backgrounder on Afghanistan: History of the War

Covers the development since the Soviet occupation in 1979. By Human Rights Watch.

http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/asia/afghan-bck1023.htm
Kabul's New Islamic Rule

The Taliban capture the capital of the country and murder the former president Najibullah. A report from Time magazine, published on October 7, 1996.

http://www.time.com/time/international/1996/961007/afghanistan.html

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