S. Iftikhar Murshed & S. Mikail Murshed (This paper is from the Oct/Dec 2015 issue of Criterion Quarterly) Abstract The sordid history of Afghanistan is one of unbroken violence. It is a story of superpower stupidity, compounded by the hare-brained ‘strategic’ ambitions of neighbouring states and the insatiable lust for power of the local warlords. From another […]
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Decision makers and intellectuals in Pakistan resent the term “Af- Pak.” The claim is made that Pakistan cannot be equated with Afghanistan because it is far superior to that hapless, war-ravaged, corruption-ridden country where the rule of law and good governance are non-existent. The same people profess belief in the sovereign equality of states but
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S. Iftikhar Murshed & S. Mikail Murshed (This paper is from the Oct/Dec 2015 issue of Criterion Quarterly) Abstract (The sordid history of Afghanistan is one of unbroken violence. It is a story of superpower stupidity, compounded by the hare-brained ‘strategic’ ambitions of neighboring states and the insatiable lust for power of the local warlords. From another
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