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Originally Posted by Penn
There is an excellent book which is critical to understanding the region that outlines in detail a comprehensive study of the both the tribal configuration, interaction and boarders which are meaningless to the same. The Book is:Invisible History of Afghanistan untold story, by Fitzgerald and Gould. It is truly worth the read if you are interested in understand why the concept of "winning" is a cultural impossibility.
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Good book to read on Central Asia States is
Adeeb Khalid Islam after Communism. He covers the international the fear of radical Islam that dominates many of Central Asia’s governments, a look at understanding of the politics of antiterrorism, which allows governments to justify their own authoritarian policies. He compares Islam in Central Asia to experiences in other countries like the former Yugoslavia, and other secular Muslim states.