“Includes bibliography”—(p. 171-216).

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Contents: Foreword—Preface—Acknowledgments—Note on style and sellings—Glossary—1. The concept of terror—2. Culture of violence—3. Afghanistan in the cold war—4. Afghanistan under communism—5. Towards disintegration—6. The second communist coup—7. Let battle commence—8. The Reagan offensive—9. Consequences of the US-Soviet war—10. The final days of communism—11. The remaking of the post-Soviet world—12. The rise of the Taliban—13. Dialectics of the Afghan conflict—14. The nature of Al Qaeda—15. Conclusion—Afterword—Appendices—Notes—Bibliography—Index—About the author.

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