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sources:
    “Countries and Cities of Central Asia” (pp. xvi-xvii), after John Manley et al., report of the Independent Panel on Canada’s Future Role in Afghanistan, Canada: Minister of Public Works and Government Services, 2008, p. 44; Ann Peters, ed., Peters Atlas of the World, New York: Harper & Row, 1990.
    “Ethnic Distribution Within Pakistan and Afghanistan” (p. xviii), after Anthony H. Cordesman, “The Afghan-Pakistan War: A Status Report,” Washington, D.C.: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2007; “An Ethnic Patchwork,” The Washington Post, 2008, based on CIA, www.achrweb.org ; Manley, report of the Independent Panel on Canada’s Future Role in Afghanistan, p. 41.
    “Afghan Provinces and Federally Administered Tribal Areas” (p. xix), after Kamran Bokhari, “The Jihadist Insurgency in Pakistan,” Stratfor Strategic Forecasting, 2008; Manley, report of the Independent Panel on Canada’s Future Role in Afghanistan, p. 42.
    “NATO Deployment and Provincial Reconstruction Team Locations in Afghanistan, 2007” (p. xx) after International Institute for Strategic Studies, “Strategic Survey 2007: The Annual Review of World Affairs,” Routledge, p. xiv; Manley, report of the Independent Panel on Canada’s Future Role in Afghanistan, p. 43.
    “Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan, 2007” (p. xxi), after International Institute for Strategic Studies, “Strategic Survey 2007: The Annual Review of World Affairs,” Routledge, p. xv.
    “Military Offensives Launched by the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan, 2007-2008” (p. xxii), after Seth E. Jones, “Pakistan’s Dangerous Game,” Survival 49:1 (2007), p. 20; Ashley J. Tellis, Pakistan and the War on Terror, Carnegie Endowment, 2008, p. 8.

INDEX
    Abdali, Ahmad Shah
    Abdullah, Abdullah
    Abdul Rehman, king of Afghanistan
    Abe, Shinzo
    Abizaid, John
    Abu Ghraib prison
    “accelerated success,”
    Afghan Assistance Coordination Authority (AACA)
    Afghanistan-
    agriculture of
    army of-
    banking system of
    borders -
    British relations with -
    budget of
    George W. Bush’s policies on -
    business sector in
    census of ()
    civil war in
    communist regime of
    Constitutional Commission for
    Constitutional Loya Jirga (CLJ) of-
    constitution of ()
    constitution of ()
    constitution of ()
    corruption in
    crime rate in
    currency of
    customs revenue for
    Defense Ministry of
    democracy in
    drought in
    economy of
    education in
    electricity supplies of
    European relations of
    as “failed state,”
    famine in
    Finance Ministry of
    foreign aid to -
    foreign investment in
    foreign trade of
    geography of
    Afghanistan ( cont. )
    government of -
    gross domestic product (GNP) of
    health care in
    heroin production in
    history of
    human rights abuses in-
    income levels in
    India’s relations with
    infrastructure of
    intelligence services of
    interim government of
    Interior Ministry of
    international involvement in
    International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in
    Iranian relations of
    Iraq compared with
    irrigation in
    Islamic fundamentalism in
    as Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
    jihadism in
    justice system of
    languages of
    leadership of- ; see also specific leaders
    literacy rate in
    living standards in
    Loya Jirga (LJ) of
    media coverage of
    Meshrano Jirga (House of Elders) of
    militias disarmed in -
    monarchy of
    Mujahedin fighters in-
    Musharraf’s policies on
    nation building in
    NATO deployment in
    natural resources of
    Northern Alliance (NA) in -
    Pakistan’s relations with -
    parliamentary elections of () -
    parliament of
    Pashtun tribes of
    peacekeeping efforts in -
    per capita income of
    police force of
    political factions in -
    population of
    poverty in
    presidential elections of ()
    prime minister of
    private contractors in-
    reconstruction of- - -
    refugees from
    road network of-
    Russian relations of
    security situation in-
    Sharia (Islamic law) in
    Soviet invasion of
    Supreme Council of
    Taliban government of, see Taliban
    taxation