COUNTRIES IN THE NEWS brings together the facts about the countries that hit the headlines today. Each book explores a country in depth and features the latest issues, historical background and details, up-to-date facts and figures and current opnions. Special panels highlight key information and suggest important talking points.

 

This book is part of a book series called Countries in the News .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Hachette Children's Group .

Michael Gallagher is a well-known historian, author and BBC journalist. He specialises in military history.

This book has the following chapters: 1 The Land and It's People, 4; 2 History, 6; 3 The Pashtuns, 8; 4 Other fifghans, 10; 5 The Soviet Invasion, 12; 6 The Taliban, 14; 7 The End of Taliban Rule, 16; 8 Rebuilding Afghanistan, 18; 9 Everyday Life, 20; 10 Women and Children, 22; 11 The Drugs Economy, 24; 12 What's the Future for Afghanistan?, 26; 13 Timeline + Basic Facts, 28; 14 Glossary and Websites, 30; 15 Index, 32.