The Taliban: war, religion and the new order in Afghanistan

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London: Zed Books, 1998Description: 162pISBN:
  • 1856495221 (pbk.):
Subject(s): Summary: Describes the modern historical context of Afghanistan and the circumstances which made it first a pawn in Superpower cold war politics, then a source of factional fighting largely supported by external resources. Shows how this created fertile ground for the development of the Taliban. Considers how the international community with its concern for human rights can or should relate to the often extreme views of the Islamists.
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Describes the modern historical context of Afghanistan and the circumstances which made it first a pawn in Superpower cold war politics, then a source of factional fighting largely supported by external resources. Shows how this created fertile ground for the development of the Taliban. Considers how the international community with its concern for human rights can or should relate to the often extreme views of the Islamists.

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