The Contemporary Middle East. A Documentary History

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Abbas, Mahmoud
Hamas and, 318–320
Oslo Accords, 214
president of Palestinian Authority, first
address of, 307–312
prime minister of Palestinian
Authority, 299
as successor to Arafat, 305–307
Abbasid Dynasty, 417
Abdallah (Saudi Crown Prince)
Arab-Israeli peace plan, 41, 50,
156–157, 298
Jerusalem, status of, 78
Abdallah (King of Jordan), 142
Abdallah II (King of Jordan), 156, 279
Abraham Lincoln(aircraft carrier), 506
Afghanistan
Bonn Agreement
approval, 601
background, 599–601
excerpts, 608–615
civil war, 567
Durrani, 565
elections, 615–616
Geneva Accords
background, 582
main portions, 583–590
Shevardnadze statements, 590–592

independence, 6

Kalq faction, 569

Karzai government

background, 615–617

speech before Afghan Parliament,

617–623

loya jirga, 600

mujahidin, 572, 580–581

National Assembly, 616

Northern Alliance, 594

overview, 565–568

Parcham, 569

People’s Democratic Party, 569

Red Banner, 569

Soviet invasion

background, 569–572

Carter address, 575–577

memorandum, text, 572–574

overview, 566–567

resistance, aid to, 571–572

Soviet withdrawal, 580–582

Taliban

decrees, text, 595–598

ousting from power, 599

overview, 567

resurgence, 568, 615, 616–617

rise of, 593–595

U.S. invasion

background, 598–601

Index

Surnames starting with “al-”or “ibn” are alphabetized by the following part of the name