TY - BOOK AU - GRIFFIN Michael TI - Reaping the whirlwind: Afghanistan, Al Qa'ida and the holy war SN - 0745319165 (hbk.): PY - 2003/// (Aug) CY - London PB - Pluto Press KW - AFGHANISTAN WAR KW - AL QAEDA KW - TALIBAN KW - TERRORISM N2 - This book is intended to provide a comprehensive history of the Taliban in Afghanistan and at the same time to show the development and consequences of the September 11 attacks in the USA. As such it deals with the links between the Taliban and Osama bin Laden, as well as the rivalries between various elements of the US govt including the FBI, CIA and State Department. Describes the US led war on Afghanistan and the pessimistic outlook for Afghanistan's political and economic future ER -