The costs and benefits of the Afghan war for Pakistan

The costs and benefits of the Afghan war for Pakistan

Describes how the Pakistani defense establishment and economy benefited from President Zia ul-Haq's alignment with the US, and his strong support for the Afghan mujahedin during the 1979-89 Soviet intervention; Afghan refugee influx's adverse impacts on Pakistani society, corruption of eli...

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Veröffentlicht in:Contemporary Southeast Asia 2002-11, Vol.11 (3), p.291-310
1. Verfasser: Hilali, A Z
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Afghanistan
Corruption
Defenses
Economic conditions
Fundamentalism
Military relations
Pakistan
Refugees, Afghan
Soviet intervention, 1979-89
United States
Zia ul-Haq, Mohammad, 1924-88
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Zusammenfassung:Describes how the Pakistani defense establishment and economy benefited from President Zia ul-Haq's alignment with the US, and his strong support for the Afghan mujahedin during the 1979-89 Soviet intervention; Afghan refugee influx's adverse impacts on Pakistani society, corruption of elites, and rise in Muslim extremism due to the war.
ISSN:0129-797X