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Shrouding themselves and their aims in deepest secrecy, the leaders of the Taliban movement control Afghanistan with an inflexible, crushing fundamentalism The most extreme and radical of all Islamic organizations, the Taliban inspires fascination, controversy, and especially fear in both the Muslim world and the West 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 language readers.Based on his experiences as a journalist covering the civil war in Afghanistan for twenty years, traveling and living with the Taliban, and interviewing most of the Taliban leaders since their emergence to power in 1994, Rashid offers unparalleled firsthand information He explains how the growth of Taliban power has already created severe instability in Russia, Iran, Pakistan, and five Central Asian republics He describes the Taliban s role as a major player in a new Great Game a competition among Western countries and companies to build oil and gas pipelines from Central Asia to Western and Asian markets The author also discusses the controversial changes in American attitudes toward the Taliban from early support to recent bombings of Osama Bin Laden s hideaway and other Taliban protected terrorist bases and how they have influenced the stability of the region. Read Taliban By Ahmed Rashid – kino-fada.fr HANNO FATTO UN DESERTO E LO HANNO CHIAMATO PACEHo sentito parlare di Ahmed Rashid per la prima volta da Daniele Mastrogiacomo, in occasione della presentazione del libro di Daniele I giorni della paura ne parlava come di un grande conoscitore del mistero talebano, un must per chiunque volesse saperne di pi su questo argomento.La Valle di Bamiyan nella grande nicchia scavata nella montagna un tempo c era uno dei due giganteschi buddha che poi i talebani hanno pensato di rimuovere alla loro m HANNO FATTO UN DESERTO E...I was prompted to read this by Rashid s later work , Descent Into Chaos Where did the Taliban actually form, when, why How did the Taliban grow to be the force it would become There is much information here that helps make sense of what seems senseless In a nation ruled by a bloody coterie of warlords constantly demanding payment from a much oppressed populace, constantly engaging in battles with each other, constantly undermining any possibility of rule of law, when a group emerges that appe I was prompted to read this by Rashid s later work , Descent Into Chaos Where did the Taliban actually form, when, why How did the Taliban grow to be ...BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS Announcer Brett Folks, we go our reporter in the field, R.V Winkle, now for some breaking news What have you got for us Rip Reporter R.V Winkle Brett, I have just finished this outstanding book, Taliban , and we need to do something about these guys, they are bad people Announcer Brett Rip, you are a decade late, go back to sleep you idiot Ok, I have no excuse for not reading this book untilthan 10 years after BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS Announcer Brett Folks, we go our reporter in the field, R.V Winkle, now for some breaking news What have you got for us Rip Reporter R.V Winkle Brett, I have just finished this outstanding book, Taliban , and we need to do something about these guys, they are bad people Announcer Brett Rip, you are a decade late, go back to sleep you idiot Ok, I have no excuse for not reading this book untilthan 10 years after it came out and the title characters have caused so much trouble I thought it was probably outdated when I first saw it I was wrong then and now This book is still relevant today You get to see the rise of the Taliban with no romantic, they just wanted to have peace background music You get a solid background in the ethnic groups and their leadership, still forming the main forces in play today What I took from this book The breakdown of ...Fascinating I could not put this book down and would consider it a must read for anyone who has an interest as to the rise of the Taliban and the consequences of the actions of the super powers.The Taliban are an armed bunch of louts who see the world as a figurative sheep waiting to be fucked by the awesome power of their backwoods version of Islam Their favorite point of entry has been in the Afghanistan Pakistan region, and they took particular delight in shafting Kabul, treating it as just a larger version of the shithole village they probably grew up in, making all the men grow bears and forcing all the women from the streets Never mind these clowns have no idea how to run a civ The Taliban are an armed bunch of louts who see the world as a figurative sheep waiting to be fucked by the awesome power of their backwoods version of Islam Their favorite point of entry has been in the Afghanistan Pakistan region, and they took particular delight in shafting Kabul, tre...I remember buying 5 copies of this book in October of 2001, devouring it in a day, and copying two chapters and passing them out to anyone that would stop by my office It is still the definitive account of the rise and demise of the Taliban Although Michael Griffen s Reaping the whirlwind The Taliban Movement in Afghanistan tells the same story inpoetic form This book made Rashid a player in policy circles and in world class journalism You can catch him twice a year on Terry Gross I remember buying 5 copies of this book in October of 2001, devouring it in a day, and copying two chapters and passing them out t...Read this several years ago Good summary of the region, politics and the rise of the Taliban The most interesting character Ahmad Shah Massoud, the Lion of Panjshir who fought first the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and then the T...You ve read Taliban, the dense, influential book by superstar reporter and author Ahmed Rashid, right Of course you have, everybody has And everybody seems to have it on their bookshelf, displayed prominently as proof of their interest and expertise in Afghanistan.In March 2009, the European Journal of Communication asked citizens of Britain, Denmark, Finland, and the U.S to answer questions on international affairs The Europeans clobbered America Sixty eight percent of Danes, 75 percent o You ve read Taliban, the dense, influential book by superstar reporter and author Ahmed Rashid, right Of course you have, everybody has And everybody seems to have it on their bookshelf, displayed prominently as proof of their interest and expertise in Afghanistan.In March 2009, the European Journal of Communication asked citizens of Britain, Denmark, Finland, and the U.S to answer questions on international affairs The Europeans clobbered America Sixty eight percent of Danes, 75 percent of Brits, and 76 perce...Fantastic book published in March of 2001 with a 2010 aftwerward Rashid could read the writing on the wall, even if it seems like he was the only one paying attention Filled with details even the Old Man didn t know particularly concerning the pipeline competition going on pre 9 11 Fascinating look at a country no one really has a handle on, but this author might have the best handle he s been imprisoned by several Afghan regimes in his time He whines a bit about how the US failed to sav Fantastic book published in March of 2001 with a 2010 aftwerward Rashid could read the writing on the wall, even if it seems like he was the only one paying attention Filled with details even the Old Man didn t know particularly concerning the pipeline competition going on pre 9 11 Fascinating look at a country no one really has a handle on, but this author might have the best handle he s been imprisoned by several Afghan regimes in his time He whines a bit about how the US failed to save Afghanistan from itself in the 90s I m not sure why it s the American taxpayers problem, in a cold calculation it ...I read it because I wanted to see why it was mandatory reading for our troops who were deployed in Central Asia I now see that it s still relevant, no matter what the nomenclature of extremists who spill blood.

Taliban
  • English
  • 17 October 2017
  • Paperback
  • 294 pages
  • 0300089023
  • Ahmed Rashid
  • Taliban