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The Ideologies of South Asian Jihadi Groups

An examination of the anti-Soviet Jihad in Afghanistan and the emergence of jihadi groups in Pakistan and Kashmir used by Pakistan to bolster is national identity against India.

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By Mr. Husain Haqqani
Published on Apr 13, 2005

Source: Current Trends in Islamist Ideology

In the first volume of Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, published by the Hudson Institue, Carnegie Visiting Scholar Husain Haqqani writes about Jihadis groups in South Asia. He covers the anti-Soviet Jihad in Afghanistan and the emergence of jihadi groups in Pakistan and Kashmir used by Pakistan to bolster is national identity against India.

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About the Author

Mr. Husain Haqqani

Former Visiting Scholar

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Mr. Husain Haqqani
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Husain Haqqani
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