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Seeds of terror : the Taliban, the ISI and the new opium wars / Gretchen Peters.

Author (نویسنده/ناشر):

Peters, Gretchen.

Statement of responsibility:

Publication/Distribution (Imprint):

India : Hachette India, c2009.

Physical Description:

xvii, 302 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., map ; 22 cm.

Language:

ISBN:

9789380143026

Subjects--Topical Terms:

Drug traffic – Afghanistan.
Heroin industry – Afghanistan.
Terrorism.
Taliban.

Class. No:

HV 5840 .A34 .P48 2009

Accession No:

20912 26521

General Note:

A stunning, deeply disturbing book…A must-read for all Western policymakers and president Obama before they implement before they implement any new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.—Ahmed Rashid, New York Times bestselling author of Taliban and Decent into chaos—cover page.

General Note:

Includes bibliography—(p. 273-285).

General Note:

Contents: 1. The new axis of evil—2. Operation Jihad—3. Narco-terror state—4. The new Taliban—5. The kingpin—6. Follow the money—7. Mission creep—8. Zero-sum game.