Afghanistan in Transition

<p>Owing to its geo-strategic location and mineral wealth Afghanistan has acquired significance in the inter-state politics of Asia as well as world politics during the past decades. This book discusses the Taliban’s return which outlines the recent and current developments in contemporary Afghanistan. </p><p>The essays in this volume:</p><ul> <li>Locate Afghanistan under globalisation and reflect on the state and nation-building efforts in Afghanistan by shedding light on the status of citizens especially women</li> <li>Analyse how the Taliban survived in all these years and how it returned to power</li> <li>Examine Afghanistan’s relations with major powers like the USA China and India and explore the intricacies of ties between India Pakistan and Afghanistan within the Indian subcontinent</li> </ul><p>Shedding light on a threshold moment in 21st Century world politics this work will be useful to scholars and researchers in political science international relations sociology area studies and the interested general reader. </p>