Pakistani journalist, Ahmed Rashid, has written a fascinating and often disturbing book that is indispensable for anyone interested in learning about the historical, cultural, and social background of the civil war in Afghanistan, and the sudden emergence of the Taliban in that war-torn country. Originally published in , Rashid's painstaking investigation of the Taliban is eerily prophetic, . Rashid offers an authoritative account of the Taliban’s rise to power, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban. He also describes the . Ahmed Rashid observed and documented the rise of the Taliban before the rest of the world took much interest. His revised work is a record of their rise from the ashes of the Soviet adventure of Afghanistan, with the story being taken to in an additional chapter.
Rashid offers an authoritative account of the Taliban's rise to power, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban. He also describes the new face of Islamic fundamentalism and explains why Afghanistan has become the world center for international terrorism. In This Review. Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia. By Ahmed Rashid. pp, Yale University Press, Purchase. An excellent study by a journalist who has covered Afghanistan for over 20 years, knows all the important Afghan leaders, and reads widely from scholarly works and the media. Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia. Ahmed Rashid. View Inside Format: Paper Price: Correspondent Ahmed Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban into sharp focus in this enormously interesting and revealing book. It is the only authoritative account of the Taliban and modern day Afghanistan available to English.
Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism in Central Asia. Taliban.: Ahmed Rashid. Yale University Press, - Political Science - pages. 2 Reviews. Shrouding themselves and their. Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia is an historical book written by Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid and published in The book was a New York Times bestseller for 5 weeks. It was translated into 22 languages. Since the Septem attacks over million copies have been sold. Rashid offers an authoritative account of the Taliban’s rise to power, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban. He also describes the new face of Islamic fundamentalism and explains why Afghanistan has become the world center for international terrorism.
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