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Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia

Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia

Correspondent Ahmed Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Talibanâ€”the worldâ€™s most extreme and radical Islamic organizationâ€”into sharp focus in this enormously insightful book.Â Rashid offers the only authoritative account of the Taliban available to English-language readers, explaining the Talibanâ€™s rise to power, its impact on Afghanistan and the Middle East and Central Asia, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban. He also describes the new face of Islamic fundamentalism and explains why Afghanistan has become the world center for international terrorism.
New to this updated edition of the #1 New York Times Bestseller with more than 1.5 million copies sold worldwide:
â€¢How the Taliban has regained its strength
â€¢How and why the Taliban has spread across Central Asia
â€¢How the Taliban has helped Alâ€™Qaidaâ€™s spread into Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Far East
â€¢Why the Afghan people feel the United States is losing the war
â€¢A major new introduction and an all-new final chapter
Country USA
Brand Yale University Press
Manufacturer Yale University Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2010-04-13
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780300163681

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