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Taliban : militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia / Ahmed Rashid.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, c2010.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvii, 319 p. : maps ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780300163681
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS371.2. R374 2010
Contents:
Contents: Preface to the second edition—Preface and acknowledgements to the first edition—Maps—Introduction : Afghanistan’s holy warriors—Part I : history of the Taliban movement—Chapter 1. Kandahar 1994 : the origins of the Taliban—Chapter 2. Herat 1995 : God's invincible soldiers—Chapter 3. Kabul 1996 : commander of the faithful—Chapter 4. Mazar-e-Sharif 1997 : massacre in the north—Chapter 5. Bamiyan 1998-99 : the never-ending war—Part 2 : Islam and the Taliban—Chapter 6. Challenging Islam : the new-style fundamentalism of the Taliban—Chapter 7. Secret society : the Taliban's political and military organization—Chapter 8. A vanished gender: women, children and Taliban culture—Chapter 9. High on heroin: drugs and the Taliban economy—Chapter 10. Global jihad: the Arab-Afghans and Osama Bin Laden—Part 3 : the new great game—Chapter 11. Dictators and oil barons : the Taliban and Central Asia, Russia, Turkey and Israel—Chapter 12. Romancing the Taliban 1 : the battle for pipelines 1994-96—Chapter 13. Romancing the Taliban 2 : the battle for pipelines 1997-99-The USA and the Taliban—Chapter 14. Master or victim : Pakistan's Afghan war—Chapter 15. Shia versus Sunni : Iran and Saudi Arabia—Chapter 16. Conclusion : the future of Afghanistan—Chapter 17. The Taliban resurgent 2000-2009—Appendices—Notes—Index.
Summary: Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban into sharp focus. He explains its rise to power, its impact on Afghanistan and the region, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban.
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Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University DS371.2.R374 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000352764
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“Includes bibliography”—(p. [284]-286).

Contents: Preface to the second edition—Preface and acknowledgements to the first edition—Maps—Introduction : Afghanistan’s holy warriors—Part I : history of the Taliban movement—Chapter 1. Kandahar 1994 : the origins of the Taliban—Chapter 2. Herat 1995 : God's invincible soldiers—Chapter 3. Kabul 1996 : commander of the faithful—Chapter 4. Mazar-e-Sharif 1997 : massacre in the north—Chapter 5. Bamiyan 1998-99 : the never-ending war—Part 2 : Islam and the Taliban—Chapter 6. Challenging Islam : the new-style fundamentalism of the Taliban—Chapter 7. Secret society : the Taliban's political and military organization—Chapter 8. A vanished gender: women, children and Taliban culture—Chapter 9. High on heroin: drugs and the Taliban economy—Chapter 10. Global jihad: the Arab-Afghans and Osama Bin Laden—Part 3 : the new great game—Chapter 11. Dictators and oil barons : the Taliban and Central Asia, Russia, Turkey and Israel—Chapter 12. Romancing the Taliban 1 : the battle for pipelines 1994-96—Chapter 13. Romancing the Taliban 2 : the battle for pipelines 1997-99-The USA and the Taliban—Chapter 14. Master or victim : Pakistan's Afghan war—Chapter 15. Shia versus Sunni : Iran and Saudi Arabia—Chapter 16. Conclusion : the future of Afghanistan—Chapter 17. The Taliban resurgent 2000-2009—Appendices—Notes—Index.

Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban into sharp focus. He explains its rise to power, its impact on Afghanistan and the region, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban.

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