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Afghanistan : the forgotten war : human rights abuses and violations of the laws of war since the Soviet withdrawal.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Series: ; (An Asia watch report)Publication details: New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, 1991.Description: [8], 145, 10 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0929692810
  • 09296920
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • DS 371.3 .A34 1991

“February 1991”.

Written by Patricia Gossman.

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary: Human rights abuses and violations of the laws of war since the Soviet withdrawal.

Contents: Acknowledgments—I. Introduction—II. Historical background—III. Violations of the laws of war by the government—IV. Human rights in areas under the control of the republic of Afghanistan—V. human rights violations by elements of the resistance—VI. U.S. policy—VII. Conclusions and recommendations.

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