ISI
alternative words: Inter services intelligence, Pakistani secret service, Secret service
keywords: organization , pakistan
related topics: Taliban
related web sites: http://www.fas.org/irp/world/pakistan/isi/
explanation: Pakistani secret service founded in 1948 by a British officer. Due to perpetual conflicts with the neighboring countries, i.e. India and Afghanistan, its power has considerably increased and become a state inside a state with 10,000 members and an own financial circuit. ISI is accused for having helped Taliban to conquer Afghanistan by training their members and giving a financial aid.
Kashmir
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alternative words: Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu Kashmir province
keywords: pakistan , state
related topics: Al Qaeda
related web sites: http://www.kashmir-information.com
explanation: Located in the northern India subcontinent, Kashimir has been the main cause of conflict between India and Pakistan since the partition of British India in 1947: Hindu ruler wished Kashmir attached to India while the inhabitants, mot of them Muslims, preferred Pakistan. Since then India and Pakistan entered 2 times large border clashes (1965 and 1971) and Kashmir remained divided. The surface is 220,000 km2 and the population 10 millions. Pakistan is now accused to let Al Qaeda operate there.
Peshawar
alternative words: Peshawar city
keywords: pakistan , town
related topics: Muhammad Daoud , Taliban , Pashtun , Burhanuddin Rabbani , Ahmad Shah Masoud , Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
related web sites: http://www.alephx.com/peshawar/html/info.htm
explanation: Ancient capital of Gandhara kingdom more than 2000 years ago, Mughul emperor built there a fortress. During the regime of Daoud then Soviet occupation, many Afghans such as Rabbani, Daoud and Hekmatyar fled to Peshawar to organize an Islamic resistance. Peshawar has been also an important center to form Taliban soldiers thanks to its inhabitants, most of them Pashtuns. The total population is 750,000. Incidentally, Peshawar means "place at frontier" in Pashtu language.
Quetta
alternative words: Quetta city, Kwatah
keywords: pakistan , town
related topics: Kandahar , Pashtu
related web sites: http://anjum.cjb.net
explanation: Capital of Balutchistan in the western Pakistan near Afghanistan border, Quette has been a strategic city since old times thanks to its communication network with Iran and Afghanistan. The ancient capital of Afghanistan, Kandahar is 200km northwest from Quetta through Khojak pass. Quetta became a part of British India in 1876. The great earthquake of May 1935 completely destroyed Quetta. The total population is about 280,000. Incidentally, Quetta means "fort" in Pashtu language.
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