Iran's Influence in Afghanistan : Implications for the U.S. Drawdown.

This study explores Iranian influence in Afghanistan and the implications for the United States after most U.S. forces depart Afghanistan in 2016. Iran has substantial economic, political, cultural, and religious leverage in Afghanistan. Although Iran will attempt to shape a post-2014 Afghanistan, I...

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Main Author: Nader, Alireza
Other Authors: Scotten, Ali G., Rahmani, Ahmad Idrees, Stewart, Robert, Mahnad, Leila
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica : RAND Corporation, 2014.
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505 0 |a Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Iran and Afghanistan: A Complicated Relationship; Close but Not Exclusive Ties with the Afghan Tajik and Shia; Iran's Political Role in Afghanistan; Iran's Positive Economic Influence; Iran's Anti-U.S. Policies in Afghanistan; Iran's Military Aid to Afghan Insurgents; Challenges to Iranian Influence in Afghanistan; Popular Resistance to Iranian Influence; Water Disputes; Narcotics Challenge; Refugee Issues; CHAPTER THREE: Iran and Other Powers in Afghanistan. 
505 8 |a Iran and PakistanIran and India; Iran and Russia; The China Factor; CHAPTER FOUR: Conclusion and Implications for the United States; References. 
520 |a This study explores Iranian influence in Afghanistan and the implications for the United States after most U.S. forces depart Afghanistan in 2016. Iran has substantial economic, political, cultural, and religious leverage in Afghanistan. Although Iran will attempt to shape a post-2014 Afghanistan, Iran and the United States share core interests: to prevent the country from again becoming dominated by the Taliban and a safe haven for al Qaeda. 
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