Taliban : The Power of Militant Islam in Afghanistan and Beyond /: The Power of Militant Islam in Afghanistan and Beyond. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ahmed Rashid.
• Authors: Rashid, Ahmed
• Contents: Preface and Introduction to the Third EditionPreface and AcknowledgementsMapsIntroduction: Afghanistan's Holy Warriors Part 1: History of the Taliban Movement Chapter 1 Kandahar 1994: The Origins of the TalibanChapter 2 Herat 1995: God's Invincible SoldiersChapter 3 Kabul 1996: Commander of the FaithfulChapter 4 Mazar-e-Sharif 1997: Massacre in the NorthChapter 5 Bamiyan 1998–99: The Never-Ending WarPart 2: Islam and the TalibanChapter 6 Challenging Islam: The New-Style Fundamentalism of the TalibanChapter 7 Secret Society: The Taliban's Political and Military OrganizationChapter 8 A Vanished Gender: Women, Children and Taliban CultureChapter 9 High on Heroin: Drugs and the Taliban EconomyChapter 10 Global Jihad: The Arab-Afghans and Osama Bin LadenPart 3: The New Great GameChapter 11 Dictators and Oil Barons: The Taliban and Central Asia, Russia, Turkey and IsraelChapter 12 Romancing the Taliban 1: The Battle for Pipelines 1994–96Chapter 13 Romancing the Taliban 2: The Battle for Pipelines 1997–99 – The USA and the TalibanChapter 14 Master or Victim: Pakistan's Afghan WarChapter 15 Shia Versus Sunni: Iran and Saudi ArabiaChapter 16 Conclusion: The Future of AfghanistanChapter 17 The Taliban Resurgent 2000–2009AppendicesNotes.
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (352 pages)
• Subjects: Islamic studies; Religious & theocratic ideologies; Religion -- Islam -- General; Political Science -- Government -- Comparative; History -- Asia -- General; Religious fundamentalism
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780755647125; 0755647122
• Related ISBNs: 9780755647095
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