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Details Title: Anthropology-Modern World Description: Afghanistan, Iran, Chechnya Total Flash Cards: 24 Created: 10/04/2007 20:16:17	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Khalq Definition Pashtun Communist Party Term Parcham Definition Progressive Non-Pashtun Communist Party Term Zahir Shah Definition last king of afghanistan, allows country run by by Maiwandwal Term Gulbuddin Hikmatyar Definition Mujahedeen leader, led seige of Kabul Term Ahmad Shah Mas'ud Definition Tajik Mujahedeen leader, Lion of Panjshir Term Babrak Karmal Definition first Soviet-installed president of Afghanistan Term Najibullah Definition 2nd Soviet-installed leader of Afghanistan Term Mullah Muhammad Omar Definition Founder and leader of Taliban Term osama bin laden Definition militant islamist, founder of al-qaeda Term afghan arabs Definition foreign muslims who aided the Afghan mujahedeen against the Soviets Term ISI Definition Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence, funded by U.S. to fight Soviets Term Mikhail Gorbachev Definition Soviet leader in the 80's - glastnost, perestroyka Term Nur Muhammad Taraki Definition first Afghan communist president, helped lead coup against Da'ud Kahn Term Hafizullah Amin Definition 2nd communist president of Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, has Taraki killed when learns plot of assassination Term Muhammad Da'ud Kahn Definition leads coup d'etat, brings Parchams into power Term Muhammad Mosaddeq Definition Prime Minister of Iran under the Shah, Term Kermit Roosevelt Definition CIA operative who encouraged the coup against Mosaddeq Term South Tehran vs. North Tehan Definition Wealth and modernization vs. poverty and nothing Term SAVAK Definition Iranian secret police of Shah, ignored human rights Term Ayatollah Ruhullah Khomeini Definition Imam, leader of Iran after deposition of Shah, Term ayatollah kalkhali Definition hanging judge, condemned many to executions Term Shamil Basayev Definition Chechen insurgent leader Term Aslan Mashkhadov Definition first Soviet installed president of Chechnya Term Boris Yeltsin Definition First president of Russian federation following Gorbachev, commenced fighting against Chechnya