Waldman, Amy. <br/><br/>
A Fertile Valley Left Barren by the Taliban. / 
Amy Waldman. 
 -  New York Times,  2002. 
 - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003.  Article 23.  Environment,  1522-3205; .
<br/><br/> Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003.  Originally Published: A Fertile Valley Left Barren by the Taliban, Jan. 7, 2002; pp. A1+. 
<br/><br/> "Once the Throne, as Istalif's high point is known, was a favorite picnic spot, yielding a view of terraced houses descending to villages nestled amid vineyards and fields--Afghanistan's breadbasket, the Shamali Plain. Today [2002], a deserted Throne oversees a quilt of destruction, Istalif writ many times over: burned, empty villages surrounded by dried fields and orchards--Afghanistan's scar, the Shamali Plan." (NEW YORK TIMES) The author assesses the land destruction caused by the Taliban and describes how the once-fertile region can no longer provide for its inhabitants. 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-3205; 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Taliban (Afghanistan)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ethnic relations.<br/>Pushtuns.<br/>Tajiks.<br/>War--Environmental aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Afghanistan--Environmental conditions.<br/>Afghanistan--Ethnic relations.<br/>Afghanistan--History--Civil War (1989- )
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AC1.S5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>050