The Musings on Iraq blog carries an interview with me on the Iraqi provincial political.administrative structure that provides a few maps to explain the volatile administrative background we were all trying to construct around in Iraq.

http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com

Afghan readers might seen the same underlying Ottoman/Post-Ottoman structures, but applied to a different geography.

The Ottoman villayet systems actually were copied from the Persian, so it's basic stuff.

I'd enjoy any comments.

Steve