Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid

Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia

Ahmed Rashid
344 pages
Yale University Press
Jan 2001
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"The standard work in English on the Taliban" (Christopher de Bellaigue, New York Review of Books) and its impact on Afghanistan A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Indispensable." - Steve Wasserman, Los Angeles Times Book Review "An excellent political and historical account of the movement's rise to power." - Katha Pollitt, Nation "[A] valuable and informative work." - Richard Bernstein, New York Times Ahmed Rashid, called "Pakistan's best and bravest reporter" by Christopher Hitchens, brings the shadowy world of the Taliban and its impact on Afghanistan and the Middle East and Central Asia into sharp focus in this modern classic. Rashid offers an authoritative account of the Taliban's rise to power, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban. He also describes the new face of Islamic fundamentalism and explains why Afghanistan has become the world center for international terrorism. In this edition, Rashid examines how the Taliban regained its strength; how and why the Taliban spread across Central Asia; how the Taliban helped Al'Qaida's spread into Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Far east; and more.
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Pages 344
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Published 2001
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