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100 1 _aRashid, Ahmed.
245 1 0 _aTaliban :
_bmilitant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia /
_cAhmed Rashid.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aNew Haven ;
_aLondon :
_bYale University Press,
_cc2010.
300 _axvii, 319 p. :
_bmaps ;
_c21 cm.
504 _a“Includes bibliography”—(p. [284]-286).
505 _aContents: 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.
520 _aRashid 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.
610 2 0 _aTaliban.
650 0 _aIslamic fundamentalism
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650 0 _aIslam and state
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650 0 _aIslam and politics
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651 0 _aAfghanistan
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_y 1973-1989.
651 0 _aAfghanistan
_xPolitics and government
_y1989-2001.
651 0 _aAfghanistan
_x Politics and government
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