Ahmed Rashid

Taliban (eBook, PDF)

The Power of Militant Islam in Afghanistan and Beyond

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Following the U.S-Taliban peace deal of February 2020 - and the U.S's promised withdrawal from Afghanistan - the Taliban began terrorizing Afghan security forces, civilians and the government in Kabul. By August 2021, the group had seized control of the entire country.

Taliban is a New York Times bestseller by the award-winning journalist Ahmed Rashid. Now considered a modern classic, the book provides rare insight into the history of the Taliban, their political movement, their leaders and their aims. This authoritative account is renowned for being able to explain one of the world's most extreme organizations from their inception in northern Pakistan in the early 1990s to their rise to power. In doing so, Rashid closely details their impact on Afghanistan, the Middle East and Central Asia, and how and why the Taliban spread, including their relationship with both Al-Qaeda and the U.S.

The book has sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 40 languages. This third edition marks twenty years since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan and the author adds a new introduction to reflect on how the group regained their strength, the humanitarian crisis, and what Taliban rule is likely to mean for the region and the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780755647118
• Artikelnr.: 63412487

Autorenporträt

Ahmed Rashid is a correspondent for the Daily Telegraph reporting on Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia.

Ahmed Rashid is a well known journalist and author of The Taliban: Islam, Oil and the New Great Game in Central Asia.

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Preface and Introduction to the Third Edition Preface and Acknowledgements
Maps Introduction: Afghanistan's Holy Warriors Part 1: 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