TY - BOOK AU - GRIFFITHS John Charles TI - Afghanistan: land of conflict and beauty SN - 9780233003153 (pbk.) : PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Andre Deutsch, N1 - First published by Andre Deutsch Ltd in 1981; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Set against Afghanistan's deep-rooted religious, ethnic and social divisions and the bitter civil war, this book examines the political situation, in particular the role of the Taliban - who controlled approximately 90 percent of the country before the war - under their fanatical and reclusive leader ER -