Downing, David,  1946- <br/><br/>
Afghanistan /  [book] 

 - Chicago, Ill. :  Heinemann Library,  c2004. 
 - 56 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ;  25 cm. 
 - Witness to history .
 - Witness to history (Heinemann Library (Firm)) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 53) and index. 
<br/><br/>How do we know? -- Afghanistan before 1978 -- The 1978 coup -- Opposition -- Civil war -- Soviet intervention --  Help for the Mujahedin -- The military conflict -- Life for Afghans in the mid-1980s -- The wider impact of the war in Afghanistan -- The Soviet withdrawal -- Najibullah -- Mujahedin disunity -- A country in ruins -- The rise of the Taliban -- Life under the Taliban -- A woman's place -- A sanctuary for terrorists -- September 11  -- Operation Enduring Freedom -- A new government -- Prospects -- What have we learned from Afghanistan? 
<br/><br/> Uses primary source material to examine the history of Afghanistan and recent events that have increased its importance in the realm of world politics. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1403448647 (HC) 1403455236 (PB) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003018264 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Afghanistan--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.<br/>Afghanistan--History--2001---Juvenile literature.<br/>Afghanistan--History--20th century--Sources.<br/>Afghanistan--History--2001---Sources.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS371.2  / .D695 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>958.104