TY - BOOK AU - Thier, J Alexander. TI - Afghanistan : minority rights and autonomy in a multi-ethnic failed state / J Alexander Thier U1 - Pamphlet DS 354.5 .T55 1999 CY - [S.l.] : Junior University, Stanford Journal of International Law, c1999. KW - Minorities – Afghanistna KW - Afghanistan – Ethnic relations. KW - Ethnic groups – Afghanistan KW - Ethnic conflict – Afghanistan KW - Afghanistan – Politics and government. KW - Afghanistan – Social life and customs. KW - Sociology – Afghanistan. KW - Human rights – Afghanistan N1 - Caption title; “Summer, 1999”; “35 Stan. J Int’l L. 351, length : 20167 words”—(p. [1]); Includes bibliographical references; Summary: “In 1980, at the height of the superpower rivalry, the fate of Afghanistan attracted much international attention, including direct Soviet military intervention, the U.S. boycott of the Olympics, the constant debate within the U.N. security Council, and millions of dollars in military aid to Afghan Mujahideen (“rebel”) groups. … to this day, the border between Afghanistan’s and Pakistan’s “tribal areas” exists only as a few border posts. … In the center of Afghanistan, the Hazaras stand alone as a unique ethnic group with no direct ethnic ties to any complementary group. …”—(p. [1]) UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/azu_acku_pamphlet_ds354_5_t55_1999 ER -