Pakistan in the Pamir Knot: Geostrategic Imperatives |
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Page 10
... Amu Darya ( Oxus ) drainage in the west , and the Indus channel in the south . And ' the headwater of one of these three major drainage systems , that of the Amu Darya , lies within the area of Afghan Pamirs and Wakhan ' . The painfully ...
... Amu Darya ( Oxus ) drainage in the west , and the Indus channel in the south . And ' the headwater of one of these three major drainage systems , that of the Amu Darya , lies within the area of Afghan Pamirs and Wakhan ' . The painfully ...
Page 55
... Amu Darya to Russia and all land south of the Amu Darya to Afghanistan . This ' created a long attenuat- ed arm of Afghanistan reaching out to touch China with the tips of its fingers as the buffer between British India and Russia'.2 ...
... Amu Darya to Russia and all land south of the Amu Darya to Afghanistan . This ' created a long attenuat- ed arm of Afghanistan reaching out to touch China with the tips of its fingers as the buffer between British India and Russia'.2 ...
Page 68
... Amu Darya must be deluding themselves . They are simply misreading the Soviet mind and intention.39 There may not be an immediate danger of the Soviets moving J e t h 14 THE UNIVERSITY OF MICNC - N LIBRARIES southward , but -68-
... Amu Darya must be deluding themselves . They are simply misreading the Soviet mind and intention.39 There may not be an immediate danger of the Soviets moving J e t h 14 THE UNIVERSITY OF MICNC - N LIBRARIES southward , but -68-
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