Comment on Ethnic Politics in Contemporary Afghanistan: The Impact of Post‐2001 Foreign Intervention

By Rahmatullah Amiri

Volume 16, Issue 3, pages 505-509

Introduction

Ethnicity has been much discussed in the context of Afghanistan. Yet, while much has been said about it by international commentators with an outside perspective, it is often forgotten that Afghans’ own understanding of the role of ethnicity in contemporary Afghanistan changes over time. Currently, there is increasing widespread concern among Afghans with the rise of ethno‐nationalism.

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