Hybrid democracy: electoral rules and political competition in Afghanistan by Aureo Gomes

“…As a result, to understand the durability of corruption, fragile political parties, and non-democratic practices in the country, one should look more closely at the interplay between the current electoral system and how elites and local people respond to it.…”
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The Left Radical of Afghanistan [Chap-e Radikal-e Afghanistan]: Finding Trotsky after Stalin and Mao? by Darren Atkinson

“…These disparate and factionalised groups sought ideological, political and economic support from the USSR and China and, during the fractious period of rule by the Soviet-backed People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) [Hezb-e-Demokratic-e-Khalq-e Afghanistan], they became entrenched in political enmity and violence. …”
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USSR Policy on Afghanistan in 1978-1991 by V. S. Brachev, M. F. Polynov

“…It is shown that the USSR was not only a fighting supporter of the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan, but also provided great economic assistance to this country in the development of the economy and social sphere.…”
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Children Without Childhood by Maia Winkel

“…Afghanistan, Chad, South Sudan, Myanmar, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, and Sudan - these are eight countries in which armed forces – be it in a national capacity or in de facto rebel militia - regularly and mercilessly exploit hundreds of thousands of children.…”
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