Free Descent Into Chaos by Ahmed Rashid Page A

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    Libya
    Lindh, John Walker
    Line of Control (LOC)
    Lockhart, Clare
    Lodhi, Maleeha
    London bombings ()
    Louis Berger Co.
    Loya Jirga (LJ)
    Lugar, Richard
    McCain, John
    McColl, John
    McConnell, Mike
    McNeill, Dan K.
    madrassas -
    Madrid bombings ()
    Mahmood, Sultan Bashiruddin
    Mahsud, Abdullah
    Mahsud, Baitullah
    Majid, Abdul
    Malaysia
    Maley, William
    Malizai, Qadir
    Manas (Ganci) Air Base
    Manningham-Buller, Eliza
    Mansur, Abdul Hafiz
    Mansur, Khaled
    Mansur, Saif ur-Rahman
    Maoism
    Marine Corps, U.S.
    Marri, Balach
    Marri, Khair Bux
    Marshall, George
    Marshall Plan
    Masri, Khaled al-
    Masud, Ahmad Shah
    Masud, Ahmad Wali
    Masud, Ahmad Zia
    Mavlanov, Mohammed
    Mazar-e-Sharif
    Medusa, Operation
    Mehmood, Shafqat
    Mengal, Ataullah
    Merkel, Angela
    Meshrano Jirga (House of Elders)
    MI
    MI
    Middle East ; see also specific countries
    Milam, William
    Miller, Geoffrey
    Mirzoyev, Ghaffor
    Mishra, Brajesh
    Mohammed, Faqir
    Mohammed, Fida
    Mohammed, Khalid Sheikh
    Mohammed, Maulana Nur
    Mohammed, Maulana Sufi
    Mohammed, Nazar
    Mohammed, Nek
    Mohammed, Wakil
    Mohaqiq, Mohammed
    Mountain Thrust, Operation
    Mountain Viper, Operation
    Mujaddedi, Sibghatullah
    Mujahedin
    Mujahid, Mullah Sakhi Dad
    Mukadyrova, Fatima
    “Mullah Omar’s missiles,”
    Mullen, Michael
    Munguia, Ricardo
    Murray, Craig
    Musa Qala
    Musharraf, Pervez
    Afghan policies of
    in Afghan war
    assassination attempts against
    author’s meeting with
    autobiography of
    background of
    Benazir Bhutto’s relations with
    George W. Bush’s relations with
    Bill Clinton’s relations with
    economic policies of
    elections rigged by
    India policies of
    Islamic fundamentalism supported by
    Januaryspeech of ()
    Kargil attack organized by ()-
    Karzai’s relations with
    Kashmir policy of -
    martial law imposed by
    media coverage of
    military coup by ()
    military dictatorship of -
    military support for-
    nuclear policies of
    Pearl kidnapping and
    popular support for-
    power-sharing agreement of
    as president
    Red Mosque and Red Mosque and—
    "reform program” of
    speeches of
    state of emergency declared by
    Supreme Court and
    Taliban policies of
    tribal policies of
    U.S. support for
    Muslim Brotherhood
    Muslim League
    Muslim League Party
    Muttawakil, Mullah Wakil Ahmad
    Muttehida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA)
    Myers, Richard
    Nadai, Mir Mohammed Mahfooz
    Nadery, Ahmad Nader
    Najibullah, Mohammed
    Namangani, Juma
    Nangarhar
    Naqibullah, Mullah
    Naseer, Jamal
    Nasir, Vali
    Nasr, Hassan Mustafa Osama
    Nasser, Jamal
    National Directorate for Security
    National Intelligence Estimate (NIE)
    National Logistics Cell
    National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty
    National Security Council (NSC)
    National Solidarity Program
    nation building
    Natsios, Andrew
    Nazarbayev, Aliya
    Negroponte, John
    neoconservatives
    Netherlands
    Neuman, Ron
    New Beginnings Programme
    Niyazov, Saparmurat
    No-Dong missiles
    nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
    Noor, Sadiq
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
    Northern Alliance (NA)
    North Korea
    North-West Frontier Province (NWFP)
    nuclear proliferation
    Nurzai, Arif
    Nutsch, Mark
    Obama, Barack
    oil resources -
    Olcott, Martha Brill
    Omar, Mullah Mohammed
    Open Media Fund for Afghanistan-
    Orakzai, Ali Jan
    “over the horizon” deployment
    Owens, Joseph
    Pakistan
    Afghan refugees in
    Afghan relations with
    in Afghan war
    air force of
    Pakistan ( cont. )
    al Qaeda supported by -
    army of -
    borders of
    British relations with
    British rule of
    Christian minority in
    CIA influence in -
    civil war of
    Bill Clinton’s visit to ()
    constitution of ()
    corruption in
    creation of
    democracy in
    disappeared prisoners in
    drug trafficking in-
    earthquake in ()
    East
    economy of
    education in
    elections in
    foreign debt of
    foreign policy of
    government of -
    gross domestic product (GDP) of
    history of
    human rights record of-
    India’s relations with -
    international relations of
    Islamic fundamentalism in -
    jihadism in
    Karzai’s policy on
    in