Gabriel Tuan, head of training, UN Assistance Mission to Afghanistan
"It's a good design, I love the format, and it's easy to find information."

German army officer with ISAF
"Every single soldier should be issued with a copy before they go out . . . [it] could even save lives."

UK's Department for International Development, Kabul representative
"An excellent guide for a new arrival in Afghanistan . . . very useful to have cross-sectoral information."

Anders Fange, director, Swedish Committee for Afghanistan
"An excellent information resource that anyone dealing with Afghanistan should have."

Paul Barker, director of CARE International, Afghanistan
"The history essays and contact details are very useful."

Book Description
Updated to reflect recent events, this guidebook provides a unique and indispensable tool for anyone working and traveling in Afghanistan. Specially commissioned articles from leading experts in the field examine Afghanistan’s historical legacy and contemporary milieu, covering everything from the security situation and the resurgence of the Taliban to two decades of human rights abuses and the current situation of women. Street maps for all major cities, practical advice on daily survival, important contacts, and a list of key phrases make this an essential practical resource for any visitor to Afghanistan. Detailed information and statistics on key political and humanitarian sectors are included. This replaces 2970017601.

About the Author
Edward Girardet has written and edited several books, including Afghanistan: The Soviet War. As a foreign correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor and US News and World Report, he first began covering Afghanistan several months prior to the Soviet invasion in 1979. He is currently the editor of Crosslines. Jonathan Walter is the editor of the World Disasters Report, published by the international Red Cross and author of The End of Development. He served for five years as an officer in the British Army's Brigade of Gurkhas. Charles Norchi is a fellow at Yale University's International Security Studies program, is a director of the Policy Sciences Center, Inc., and has served as executive director of the International League for Human Rights and the Afghanistan War Crimes Project. He has published articles on international affairs in several books and publications, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The International Herald Tribune, Crosslines, The Yale Journal of World Affairs, and The Harvard Law Review. Mirwais Masood began his career teaching English for Afghan refugees in Islamabad, Pakistan, in 1996. Originally from Kabul, he has reported for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) and researched for National Geographic.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Thoroughly updated to reflect recent events, this guidebook provides a unique and indispensable tool for anyone working and traveling in Afghanistan. Specially commissioned articles from leading experts in the field examine Afghanistan's historical legacy and contemporary milieu, covering everything from the development of the Taliban to two decades of human rights abuses and the current situation of women. Street maps for all major cities, practical advice on daily survival, important contacts, and a list of key phrases make this an essential practical resource for any visitor to Afghanistan. Detailed information and statistics on key political and humanitarian sectors are included.

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