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100 1 _aRashid, Ahmed.
_9152526
245 1 0 _aTaliban :
_bmilitant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia /
_cAhmed Rashid.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aNew Haven, CT :
_bYale University Press,
_c2010.
300 _axvii, 319 p. :
_bmaps ;
_c21 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [284]-304) and 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.
505 0 _apt. 1. History of the Taliban movement. Kandahar 1994: the origins of the Taliban ; Herat 1995: God's invincible soldiers ; Kabul 1996: commander of the faithful ; Mazar-e-Sharif 1997: massacre in the north ; Bamiyan 1998-99: the never-ending war -- pt. 2. Islam and the Taliban. Challenging Islam: the new-style fundamentalism of the Taliban ; Secret society: the Taliban's political and military organization ; A vanished gender: women, children and Taliban culture ; High on heroin: drugs and the Taliban economy ; Global jihad: the Arab-Afghans and Osama Bin Laden -- pt. 3. The new great game. Dictators and oil barons: the Taliban and Central Asia, Russia, Turkey and Israel ; Romancing the Taliban 1: the battle for pipelines 1994-96 ; Romancing the Taliban 2: the battle for pipelines 1997-99, The USA and the Taliban ; Master or victim: Pakistan's Afghan war ; Shia versus Sunni: Iran and Saudi Arabia ; Conclusion: the future of Afghanistan ; The Taliban resurgent 2000-2009.
610 2 0 _aTaliban.
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650 0 _aIslamic fundamentalism
_zAfghanistan.
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650 0 _aIslam and state
_zAfghanistan.
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650 0 _aIslam and politics
_zAfghanistan.
_9152531
651 0 _aAfghanistan
_xPolitics and government
_y1973-1989.
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651 0 _aAfghanistan
_xPolitics and government
_y1989-2001.
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651 0 _aAfghanistan
_xPolitics and government
_y2001-
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