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Hafizullah Amin declares that Afghanistan seeks friendly [Afghanistan-United States relations; Afghanistan-China (People's Republic) relations] but protests Propaganda broadcast by the [Voice of America; Radio Peking]

Alexander Puzanov criticizes the News media coverage of the Evacuation of United States Embassy. Afghanistan Personnel from Afghanistan ; J. Bruce Amstutz comments on the deterioration of [Afghanistan-United States relations; Afghanistan-China (People's Republic) relations; Afghanistan-Pakistan relations; Afghanistan-Iran relations] during a meeting with Alexander Puzanov

Central Asia and Xinjiang – the far north-western province of China – are of increasing international importance. The United States, having established military bases in Central Asia after September 2001, has now become a force in what was previously predominantly a Russian sphere of influence; whilst China, Russia and Iran all continue to exert strong influence. These external, international influences have had a significant impact on local politics, with the overthrow of a long-standing regime in Kyrgyzstan, continued unrest and opposition to the current regime in Uzbekistan and the intensification of Chinese control in Xinjiang. This book explores the effect of global and local dynamics across the region: global influences include the ‘War on Terror’ and international competition for energy resources; local dynamics include Islamic revival, Central Asian nationalism, drugs trafficking; economic development and integration. The authors argue that these multiple challenges, in fact, unite Xinjiang and Central Asia in a common struggle for identities and economic development. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the region’s historical significance, the contemporary international forces which affect the region, and of current political, economic and cultural developments. Colin Mackerras is Professor Emeritus at Griffith University, Australia. His main works on ethnic minorities include China's Minorities: Modernization and Integration in the Twentieth Century and China's Ethnic Minorities and Globalisation . He has written a paper on the Tibetans in contemporary China for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2005. Michael Clarke is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute at Griffith University, Australia. He has published numerous articles on the history and contemporary politics of Xinjiang in such journals as Asian Security, Asian Studies Review, Issues & Studies and Terrorism & Political Violence . 1: China, Xinjiang and Central Asia – ‘Glocality’ in the Year 2007 - Donald H. McMillen . 2: The ‘Centrality’ of Central Asia in World History, 1700–2007: From pivot to periphery and back again? - Michael Clarke . 3: Positioning Xinjiang in Eurasian and Chinese History: Differing Visions of the ‘Silk Road’ - James A. Millward . 4: ‘Failed States’ on the ‘Perilous Frontier’: Historical Bases of State Formation in Afghanistan and Central Asia - Geoff Watson . 5: Xinjiang and Central Asia: Interdependency – Not Integration - Ann McMillan . 6: Uyghurs in the Central Asian Republics: Past and Present - Ablet Kamalov . 7: Xinjiang and Central Asia since 1990: Views from Beijing and Washington and Sino–American Relations - Colin Mackerras . 8: Central Asia’s Domestic Stability in Official Russian Security Thinking under Yeltsin and Putin: from Hegemony to Multilateral Pragmatism - Kirill Nourzhanov . 9: ‘Glocality’, ‘Silk Roads’ and New and Little ‘Great Games’ in Xinjiang and Central Asia - Michael Clarke 'This is a worthy book that should be read by all students of international relations with an interest in Central Asia' - L.J.Newby, University of oxford, The China Journal, No. 63

United States Embassy. Afghanistan should seek to improve Afghan Public opinion toward the U.S. by increasing contacts between [Afghan citizens; United States citizens] and by providing information about U.S. Social conditions ; Soviet Union is owed three quarters of the Afghan Foreign debt and dominates exploitation of Afghan [Natural gas; Oil] ; Daud Administration (23 August 1973-27 April 1978) hesitates to cooperate with the U.S. in Narcotics interdiction activities but does support the efforts of the United Nations ; United States interests are served by encouraging Economic development in Afghanistan in order to improve the Standard of living and discourage Political unrest ; Iran seeks to improve Afghanistan-Iran relations through increased Economic assistance in order to limit Soviet influence and to prevent the Pashtunistan dispute from harming Regional security ; Mohammad Aziz Naim informs China (People's Republic) that the Coup d'Etat in Afghanistan (17 July 1973) was an expression of Afghan Nationalism in order to improve Afghanistan-China (People's Republic) relations and obtain Economic assistance ; Afghan policy toward the Pashtunistan dispute under Mohammad Daud has led to increased Soviet influence in Afghanistan ; United States interests include protecting Regional security and preserving Afghan Independence as well as encouraging improved Afghanistan-Iran relations and limiting Soviet influence in the area

U.S. Agency for International Development protests that reductions in [Military Assistance Program; Grants; Technical advisors; Technical training] for Afghanistan are contrary to United States interests ; [Afghanistan-Iran relations; Afghanistan-China (People's Republic) relations] are important components of a Daud Administration (23 August 1973-27 April 1978) strategy intended to limit Soviet influence ; United States policy toward Afghanistan should include cooperation with the [United Nations; Daud Administration (23 August 1973-27 April 1978)] in curbing the Narcotics trade ; United States Embassy. Afghanistan states that the U.S. should provide [Economic assistance; Technical training] to Afghanistan and should encourage U.S. Investments in the Afghan Economy ; United States Embassy. Afghanistan prepares a Program evaluation of United States policy toward Afghanistan

United States Embassy. Afghanistan states that reductions in Economic assistance for [Scholarships; Technical training; Military training] will diminish United States influence in Afghanistan ; Daud Administration (23 August 1973-27 April 1978) welcomes the increased Political power of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and seeks Development assistance from member states including [Saudi Arabia; Kuwait; Iran] ; Daud Administration (23 August 1973-27 April 1978) has improved Afghanistan-China (People's Republic) relations and seeks [Military training; Military equipment] from [Egypt; India] to counter Soviet influence ; United States objectives in Afghanistan include [Independence; Nonalignment] for Afghanistan in order to limit Soviet influence and the encouragement of closer [Afghanistan-Pakistan relations; Afghanistan-Iran relations] in order to improve Regional security ; United States Embassy. Afghanistan officials fear that conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan over Pashtunistan could lead to Political unrest or Warfare ; United States Embassy. Afghanistan annual Program evaluation for 1976 recommends that United States objectives in Afghanistan should be refined

In January 1978, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed that \"There is all across our land a growing sense of peace and a sense of common purpose.\" Yet in the ensuing months, a series of crises disturbed that fragile sense of peace, ultimately setting the stage for Reagan's decisive victory in 1980 and ushering in the final phase of the Cold War..

Daud Administration (23 August 1973-27 April 1978) improves Afghanistan-China (People's Republic) relations as a counterbalance to Soviet influence ; Arms shipments from the Soviet Union to Afghanistan include [SA-3 Surface-to-Air Missiles; SA-7 Surface-to-air missiles] ; Daud Administration (23 August 1973-27 April 1978) contributes to Regional security by settling the Afghanistan-Iran Helmand Waters Treaty of 1973 and improving Afghanistan-Pakistan relations

Contributors include Marie Bernard-Meunier (Atlantik Brücke), David Black (Dalhousie), Adam Chapnick (Toronto), Ann Denholm Crosby (York), Roy Culpeper (The North-South Institute), Christina Gabriel (Carleton), John Kirton (Toronto), Wenran Jiang (Alberta), David Malone (Foreign Affairs Canada), Nelson Michaud (École nationale d'administration publique), Isidro Morales (School for International Service), Christopher Sands (Center for Strategic and International Studies), Daniel Schwanen (The Centre for International Governance Innovation), Yasmine Shamsie (Wilfrid Laurier), Elinor Sloan (Carleton), Andrew F. Cooper (The Centre for International Governance Innovation), and Dane Rowlands (The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs)