Pashtun Identity and Geopolitics in Southwest Asia: Pakistan and Afghanistan since 9/11

In: Anthem Middle East Studies v.1

Abstract

This book juxtaposes vital issues of Pashtun identity, state formation, Taliban on both sides of the Durand Line, Frontier Crimes Regulation, security prerogative and the civil societies of Pakistan and Afghanistan, which since 9/11, have been posited in a rather precarious geopolitics.