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FIERCELY INDEPENDENT, RELENTLESSLY PURSUED: A HISTORY OF

AFGHANISTAN’S COMPLEX IDENTITY

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viii. O'Ballance, Edgar. Afghan Wars, 1839-1992: What Britain Gave Up and
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x. Tanner, Stephen. Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great

to the War Against the Taliban. Updated version. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo
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CLASHES OF IDENTITY: AFGHANISTAN IN THE 20TH CENTURY

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INVASION, INSURGENCY, COUNTERINSURGENCY

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