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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.
Contents
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
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