Kabul at War (1992-1996) : State, Ethnicity and Social Classes
Kabul witnessed especially violent fights during the 1992-95 period. This article explains how, after the destruction of the state in 1992 following the fall of the communist regime, the city became a theatre of conflict between various armed groups. Contrary to popular opinion, the conflict in Kabu...
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2007-10-01
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| description | Kabul witnessed especially violent fights during the 1992-95 period. This article explains how, after the destruction of the state in 1992 following the fall of the communist regime, the city became a theatre of conflict between various armed groups. Contrary to popular opinion, the conflict in Kabul was not the product of irrational ethnic cleavages but the unanticipated consequence of rational strategies. More specifically, the city became a metaphor for the state, a central economic stake, and a place where opposing social groups fought each other. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-517a8a3880ad423aa9718ae05df903382024-02-12T15:38:23ZengCentre d’Etudes de l’Inde et de l’Asie du SudSouth Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal1960-60602007-10-0110.4000/samaj.212Kabul at War (1992-1996) : State, Ethnicity and Social ClassesGilles DorronsoroKabul witnessed especially violent fights during the 1992-95 period. This article explains how, after the destruction of the state in 1992 following the fall of the communist regime, the city became a theatre of conflict between various armed groups. Contrary to popular opinion, the conflict in Kabul was not the product of irrational ethnic cleavages but the unanticipated consequence of rational strategies. More specifically, the city became a metaphor for the state, a central economic stake, and a place where opposing social groups fought each other.https://journals.openedition.org/samaj/212KabulMujahidinAfghanistanstatewar |
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| title | Kabul at War (1992-1996) : State, Ethnicity and Social Classes |
| title_full | Kabul at War (1992-1996) : State, Ethnicity and Social Classes |
| title_fullStr | Kabul at War (1992-1996) : State, Ethnicity and Social Classes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kabul at War (1992-1996) : State, Ethnicity and Social Classes |
| title_short | Kabul at War (1992-1996) : State, Ethnicity and Social Classes |
| title_sort | kabul at war 1992 1996 state ethnicity and social classes |
| topic | Kabul Mujahidin Afghanistan state war |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/samaj/212 |
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