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Afghanistan has a Study located here * Preface

* Chapter 1 - Historical Setting (Craig Baxter) o The Pre-Islamic Period + Achaemenid Rule, ca. 550-331 B.C.               + Alexander and Greek Rule, 330-ca. 150 B.C.               + Central Asian and Sassanian Rule, ca. 150 B.C.-700 A.D.           o Islamic Conquest + Ghaznavid and Ghorid Rule + Mongol Rule, 1220-1506 + Mughal-Safavid Rivalry, ca. 1500-1747 o Ahmad Shah and the Durrani Empire o The Great Game + The Rise of Dost Mohammad + The First Anglo-Afghan War + The Second Anglo-Afghan War o Abdur Rahman Khan, "The Iron Amir", 1880-1901 + Consolidation of the Modern State + Modernization and Development of Institutions o The Reign of King Habibullah, 1901-1919 o The Reign of King Amanullah, 1919-29 + Third Anglo-Afghan War and Independence + Reform, Popular Reaction, and Forced Abdication o Tajik Rule, January - October 1929 o Muhammad Nadir Shah, 1929-33 o Mohammad Zahir Shah, 1933-73 + Zahir Shah and His Uncles, 1933-53 + The Pashtunistan Issue + Early Links with the Soviet Union + Experiment with Liberalized Politics + Daoud as Prime Minister, 1953-63 + The King Reigns: The Last Decade of the Monarchy, 1963-73 o Daoud's Republic, July 1973- April 1978 o Communism, Rebellion, and Soviet Intervention

* Chapter 2 - The Society and Environment (Nancy Hatch Dupree and Thomas E. Gouttierre) o The Natural Environment + Mountains + Rivers + Regions + Climate o Population o Social Structure + Ethnic Groups # Pashtun # Tajik # Hazara # Uzbek # Turkmen + Other Groups # Aimaq # Arab # Kirghiz # Wakhi # Farsiwan # Nuristani # Baluch # Brahui # Qizilbash # Kabuli # Jat + Non-Muslims + Interethnic Relations + Tribes o Modes of Subsistence + Pastoralism + Mixed Subsistence Patterns o Family o Gender Roles o Religion + Early Development of Islam # Sunni and Shia Islam # Sufism + Tenets of Islam + Islamic Expression in Afghanistan # Sunnis of the Hanafi School # Ithna Ashariya (Twelver or Imami) Shia # Ismailis # Sufis + Meaning and Practice + Politicized Islam o Education + Literacy + Administrative Structure + Enrollment + Curriculum + Teacher Training + Higher Education + Adult Literacy + Current Activities o Health o Refugees and Repatriation o Warefare and Civic Culture

* Chapter 4 - Government and Politics (Richard S. Newell) o The Attempt to Modernize: 1953-73 + The Decision to Accept Soviet Economic and Military Assistance + The Constitutional Period, 1964-73 + Disenchantment with the Reforms + The Shafiq Government: A Last Attempt at Reform o Daud's Republic: 1973-78 o Usurpation, Invasion and War: 1978-92 + The April 1978 Coup d'etat and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan + Soviet Control and Marxist Government, 1980-89 + Government Organization + The Search for Popular Support + Internal Refugees: Flight to the Cities + Factionalism + Najibullah's Leadership, 1986-92 + The Soviet Decision to Withdraw, 1986-88 + The Geneva Accords, 1987-89 + The Failure to Bring Peace + Pakistan's Attempt at a Political Solution, 1987-88 + Stalemate: The Civil War, 1989-92 o The Afghan Resistance + Its Social Basis, A Segmented Society + The Role of Islam + The Path to Victory and Chaos: 1979-92 + The Islamist Factor + The Mujahidin Parties + Emergence of Modern Islamic Thought in Afghanistan + The Islamic Youth Movement + Pakistan's Support of Afghan Islamists, 1975-79 + Khalis and the Moderate Parties + Abdul Rasul Sayyaf + Disinterest in Unity + The Controversy Over Weapons Distribution + The Ghilzai Factor + Expatriate Misperceptions + Pakistan's Policies and Misperceptions + Internecine Violence + The Council of Commanders, 1990-92 + Neighboring Governments: Involvements and Interference # Pakistan # Saudi Arabia # Iran o Mujahidin Victory: The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan + The Demise of the Soviet Union, 1991 + The Fall of Kabul, April 1992 + The United Nations Plan for Political Accommodation + The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Since 1992 + The Peshawar Accord, April 25, 1992 + The Struggle for Kabul + Mujahidin Attempts to Govern, 1992-95 + The Islamabad and Jalalabad Accords, March-April 1993 + 1995: A Changed Situation o Afghanistan's Prospects

Country profile
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 * Historical Background
 * Geography
 * Environmental issues in Afghanistan
 * Society
 * Education in Afghanistan
 * Economy
 * Transportation and Telecommunications
 * Government and Politics
 * Judiciary of Afghanistan both Judicial and Judicary/Legal sections
 * National Security

Other PD docs

 * Religious freedom
 * Human rights
 * Background notes
 * CRS rpt on post-war governance and US policy
 * govt formation and performance
 * Narcotics and US policy
 * Human rights in Afghanistan
 * Law enforcement in Afghanistan