Updated paperback edition telling the dramatic history of the land and peoples of Afghanistan from prehistoric times to the present day.

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• Offers a detailed history, from the Indo-Iranian invasions of the second millennium BC and Alexander the
  Great, through to Soviet occupation, Taliban rule, and the 'war on terror'
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• Much description of the contemporary period is based on the author’s own research in Afghanistan
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• Includes a new final chapter covering developments since 2001, including the fall of the Taliban, state building and foreign intervention in the region. The bibliography has also been updated.