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Afghanistan's position as a crossroads in Central Asia made it part of the 19th-century Great Game of imperialism and brings it to international strategic prominence once again. Rashid is a correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review who has covered Afghanistan's changing fortunes since the 1978 Soviet invasion. In his second book, he covers the origin and rise of the Taliban, its concepts of Islam on questions of gender roles and drugs, and the importance of the country to the development of energy resources in the region.
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Taliban, Ahmed Rashid
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- Taliban
- Subtitle
- The power of militant Islam in Afghanistan and beyond
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ahmed Rashid
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1848854463
- ISBN13
- 9781848854468
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Religion & Spirituality, Political Science & Politics, Religious Topics, Religion, Politics, Military History, Military Fiction, Wars, Gifts for grandpa, Islam, Afghanistan
- Original title
- Taliban
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- Afghanistan's position as a crossroads in Central Asia made it part of the 19th-century Great Game of imperialism and brings it to international strategic prominence once again. Rashid is a correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review who has covered Afghanistan's changing fortunes since the 1978 Soviet invasion. In his second book, he covers the origin and rise of the Taliban, its concepts of Islam on questions of gender roles and drugs, and the importance of the country to the development of energy resources in the region.