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For over thirty years Afghanistan has been challenged by war, political and civil instability, mass displacement, human rights abuses, drought, and famine. It is not surprising that health and quality of life of vulnerable groups in this region are among the worst in the world. In general, women and children have had especially limited access to education and healthcare. The situation in Afghanistan is difficult, but by no means impossible and renewed international focus combined with shifting internal dynamics provide a real opportunity to change the trajectory of the country and lives of millions of Afghans. With regard to internal dynamics, the health and education of children, I believe, provide one of the greatest opportunities for Afghanistan to build a new and peaceful path in the twenty first century. At the heart of a successful development strategy in Afghanistan will be stitching together local capabilities and resources and tailoring projects to context. Afghan children present an ideal starting ground. This thesis asks the question: how might children’s participation and the Child-to-Child approach to health education and community development be used effectively in Afghanistan? I analyze the possibilities and limitations of the Child-to-Child approach were it to be implemented in the traditional/Islamic context of Afghanistan. More broadly, I highlight external and internal forces that are affecting and will continue to shape future health intervention and development projects such as Child-to-Child in Afghanistan. I conclude that, at this time, Afghan children will receive adequate and long term health care (through initiatives such as Child-to-Child) only when essential and basic services/needs are met, geo-political conflicts between industrial nations over Afghanistan are resolved and future intervention programs are designed using culturally sensitive strategies not only to provide health services but also to address the underlying non-medical determinants of health related to Afghanistan’s development process. / Thesis (Master, Kinesiology & Health Studies) -- Queen's University, 2009-07-08 13:46:27.149

This thesis deals with the emergence of the modern state of Afghanistan and the consequences of centralization of power, as well as the creation of a national myth, for the Hazara people, one of the country's most significant minorities. / The Hazaras, who inhabit the central highlands of Afghanistan and constitute around 20% of the national population, have not only been marginalized economically and socially, but have also been denied a place in the history of the country. The thesis investigates their history over the last century and charts their struggles in the light of the last two decades of upheaval in Afghanistan, arguing that accommodation and compromise with the ethnic minorities is essential to building a modern, post-Ṭaliban Afghanistan.

Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Middle East, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa))--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Johnson, Thomas H. "March 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on April 23, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Afghanistan, State Capacity, Governance, Solidarity Groups, Resistance, Tribal Structure, Monarchy, Amir Abdur Rahman, Iron Amir, Communist, PDPA, Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, Mujahedeen, Taliban, Islamists, Hamid Karzai, Counterinsurgency, Insurgency, Statemaking, State building, United Islamic Front, Northern Alliance, Pashtun Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-166). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.S. in Defense Analysis)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Berger, Marcos (Mark T.). "June 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on July 10, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Instability and Insecurity, Durand Line, Pak-Afghan Border, Pashtunistan, Baluchistan, Afghan Refugees, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Global War on Terror (GWOT). Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-99). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Defense Decision Making and Planning)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Davis, Zachary ; Khan, Feroz H. "June 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on July 13, 2009. DTIC Identifier(s): FATA(Federally Administered Tribal Areas), Civilian Casualties, Insurgent Recruiting, Kinetic Operations, Antiamericanism, Militancy, Radicalization, Weak Governance, Pakistan Air Force, North West Frontier Province, Safe Havens, Taliban, Al Qaeda, Tribes, Warlords, Radical Islam, Greek Civil War, Philippine Insurgency, Soviet-Afghan War. Author(s) subject terms: Afghanistan, Pakistan, FATA, Airpower, COIN, Insurgency, Militancy. Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-113). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Stabilization and Reconstruction))--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Johnson, Thomas H. ; Ear, Sophal. Description based on title screen as viewed on November 03, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Civil operations and revolutionary support; Vietnam; pacification; Afghanistan; provincial reconstruction teams; counterinsurgency; stability operations Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-101). Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Arizona, 1992. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Arizona, 1992. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Habilitationsschrift - Universität des Saarlandes, Saarmrücken. / Summary in English. Bibliography: p. [278]-291.