Breeding ground : Afghanistan and the origins of Islamist terrorism / Deepak Tripathi ; foreword by Richard Falk.
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TextLanguage: Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, Inc., c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxxii, 224 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781597975308
- Communism – Afghanistan – History
- Anti-communist movements – Afghanistan – History
- Islam and politics – Afghanistan – History
- Terrorism – Religious aspects – Islam – History
- Terrorism – Afghanistan – History – 20th century
- Terrorism – Afghanistan – History – 21st century
- Afghanistan – History – Soviet occupation, 1979-1989
- Afghanistan – Politics and government – 1973-1989
- Afghanistan – Politics and government – 1989-2001
- Afghanistan – Politics and government – 2001-
- DS 371.2 .T75 2011
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“Includes bibliography”—(p. 171-216).
Maps on lining pages.
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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