The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan more books like this

by Robert D Crews (Editor), Amin Tarzi (Editor)

The Taliban remain one of the most elusive forces in modern history. A ragtag collection of clerics and madrasa students, this obscure movement emerged out of the rubble of the Cold War to shock the world with their draconian Islamic order. The Taliban refused to surrender their vision even when confronted by the United States after September 11, ...

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Afghanistan's Uncertain Transition from Turmoil to Normalcy more books like this

by Professor Barnett R Rubin

"Afghanistans Uncertain Transition" argues that Afghanistan is still far from stability. While the country has reestablished basic institutions of government, it has barely started to make them work. The government and its international supporters are challenged by a terrorist insurgency that has become more lethal and effective and that has bases ...

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Afghanistan: The Labyrinth of Violence more books like this

by Dr. Amalendu Misra

Afghanistan has become synonymous with violence. In the past 25 years alone, the country has endured Russian invasion and occupation, civil war and a US-led military campaign, resulting in the combined loss of over 2 million lives, most of them civilian. Even now, following the overthrow of the Taliban regime, old ethnic animosities have ...

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Karzai: The Failing American Intervention and the Struggle for Afghanistan more books like this

by Nick B Mills

The untold story of Hamid Karzai's dramatic rise to the presidency of Afghanistan and the problems that he and his country face. In 2004, Hamid Karzai was elected president in Afghanistan's first-ever democratic election. Today, criticized for indecisiveness and targeted for assassination by extremists, President Karzai struggles to build on the ...

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Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords, and the Propaganda of Silence more books like this

by Sonali Kolhatkar, James Ingalls, David Barsamian (Foreword by)

In the years following 9/11, US policy in Afghanistan has received little scrutiny, either from the media or the public. Despite official claims of democracy and women's freedom, Afghanistan has yet to emerge from the ashes of decades-long war. Through in-depth research and detailed historical context, Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls report on ...

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Blood on the Lens: A Filmmaker's Quest for Truth in Afghanistan more books like this

by Jim Burroughs

Murder is an effective way to gain power over others. Kill its leaders, and a country can be yours. Kill the people or ruthlessly intimidate them, and you can control their territory. Kill the journalists - or the story - and the truth of what is happening can be buried. "Blood on the Lens" chronicles filmmaker Jim Burroughs' eighteen trips to ...

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Afghanistan more books like this

by John Woodward (Editor)

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Walking the Precipice: Witness to the Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan more books like this

by Barbara Bick

Covering everything that Charlie Wilson's "War" did not, this book gives a succinct, readable account through a woman's eyes of the rise of the Taliban in war-torn Afghanistan. This is a personal report about a country at the heart of the 'War on Terror'. In 1990, activist and grandmother Barbara Bick, age sixty-five, traveled with a women's ...

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Is Am Help Afghanistan more books like this

by Jann Einfeld

According to scholars and commentators, Afghanistan is a proving ground for U.S. credibility with the Islamic world. In this anthology politicians and poets, warlords and women's rights activists voice their opinions on America's motives, strategy, and impact in the war-weary central Asian nation.

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Afghanistan more books like this

by David Downing

Why did so many Afghan people leave their country to become refugees? What was it like to be a woman living in Afghanistan during the repressive Taliban rule? What was it like to be a witness to history? Step back to the time of the wars in Afghanistan and see history through the eyes of those who lived it. Discover what it was like to be a young ...

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Afghanistan more books like this

by Charles Piddock

Nations in the News uncovers the facts behind the headlines, focusing on six "flashpoint" nations around the globe to examine why they are in the news today. Clear text describes both the historical significance of each country and its current relations with the rest of the world. The text is supported by maps and primary sources, and numerous ...

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Kabul 24: The Story of the Taliban's Capture and Imprisonment of Eight Western Aid Workers in Afghanistan Six Weeks Before September 11, 2001 more books like this

by Ben Pearson, Henry O Arnold

The story of the capture and imprisonment of eight Western aid workers in Afghanistan by the Taliban. For three months in 2001, the desperate plight of aid workers kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan captured the attention of the world. With the growing specter of U.S. retaliation for 9/11, the Taliban and Osama bin Laden attempted to use ...

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