Taliban - The Unknown Enemy

Informationen zum Autor James Fergusson is a freelance journalist and foreign correspondent who has written for many publications, including The Times of London and The Economist . He is the author of Taliban: The Unknown Enemy and the award-winning A Million Bullets . He lives in Edinburgh. An award-winning author, foreign correspondent, and freelance journalist analyzes the history--and current insurgency--of the Taliban while asking provocative questions about our Afghanistan strategy. Zusammenfassung From a small group of religious students formed in 1994, the Taliban quickly grew into a national movement that occupied all of Afghanistan. Led by the mysterious Mullah Omar, the group established a theocracy based on strict observance of Sharia law. When the Americans overthrew the Taliban in 2001, the United States thought the regime had been defeated. Yet today, nine years later, the Taliban continue to wage a bloody insurgency. In this extraordinary and compelling account of the rise, fall, and return of the Taliban, author James Fergusson, who has unique access to its shadowy leaders, presents the reality of themovement so often mischaracterized in the press. His surprising and, perhaps, uncomfortable conclusions about our current strategy in Afghanistan should be required reading for anyone who wishes to understand this intractable conflict.

Product details

• Authors: James Fergusson, Fergusson James
• Publisher: Dacapo
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.05.2012
• EAN: 9780306820779
• ISBN: 978-0-306-82077-9
• No. of pages: 432
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Afghan War (2001-2021)