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Afghanistan – In a Nutshell

Benjamin Soames

Afghanistan – In a Nutshell
If only all guides to complex subjects were as clear, compact and impartial.

Afghanistan – In a Nutshell

Benjamin Soames

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‘In a Nutshell’, the new 1-CD audiobook series from Naxos AudioBooks, continues with a fascinating history of Afghanistan. For centuries it has been the playground of big powers, from Alexander the Great to the British Empire and the Soviet Union. It has been torn by internal strife and ideological differences, yet Afghans, tribal though they may be, remain a proud nation. Here is a short history, setting the background to the current situation.

Contents and tracklist

Afghanistan's history is one of conflict.
Track length5:30
Persian-speakers of the region…
Track length4:54
The next large ethnic group is the Tajik…
Track length5:22
The history of Zoroastrianism…
Track length5:25
The Mughals faced pressure from the West…
Track length5:45
Until 1826, when Afghanistan returned…
Track length6:01
Amanullah saw a perfect chance for Afghanistan…
Track length6:00
Zahir, a keen moderniser…
Track length5:03
The five year rule of the Daoud government…
Track length5:45
By 1986 the Soviets were facing the fiercest fighting…
Track length5:59
The Taliban surged through…
Track length4:08
The strict Sunnism of the Taliban…
Track length6:09
Zahir Shah, Afghanistan's last king…
Track length5:48
Many blame the rise of resistance in Afghanistan…
Track length2:53
While part of the plan for rebuilding Afghanistan…
Track length4:34

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If only all guides to complex subjects were as clear, compact and impartial.

Afghanistan, with its poppies, forbidding geography, earthquakes and internecine clashes, has been invaded since the fourth century. This history ends with the present invasion by Nato forces and explains the tensions between Russia, USA and Britain that led to it.
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