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Zusatztext Virtually the only informed work on the men who, since 1994, have ruled almost all of Afghanistan. . . . [An] indispensable book. Informationen zum Autor Ahmed Rashid is a correspondent for the Daily Telegraph reporting on Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia. Ahmed Rashid is a well known journalist and author of The Taliban: Islam, Oil and the New Great Game in Central Asia. Vorwort A new edition of the universally acclaimed and best-selling account of the Taliban movement from its inception in the 1990s to the present day Zusammenfassung A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Following the U.S-Taliban peace deal of February 2020 - and the U.S's promised withdrawal from Afghanistan - the Taliban began terrorizing Afghan security forces, civilians and the government in Kabul. By August 2021, the group had seized control of the entire country. Taliban is a New York Times bestseller by the award-winning journalist Ahmed Rashid. Now considered a modern classic, the book provides rare insight into the history of the Taliban, their political movement, their leaders and their aims. This authoritative account is renowned for being able to explain one of the world’s most extreme organizations from their inception in northern Pakistan in the early 1990s to their rise to power. In doing so, Rashid closely details their impact on Afghanistan, the Middle East and Central Asia, and how and why the Taliban spread, including their relationship with both Al-Qaeda and the U.S. The book has sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 40 languages. This third edition marks twenty years since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan and the author adds a new introduction to reflect on how the group regained their strength, the humanitarian crisis, and what Taliban rule is likely to mean for the region and the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Introduction to the Third EditionPreface and AcknowledgementsMapsIntroduction: Afghanistan's Holy Warriors Part 1: History of the Taliban Movement Chapter 1 Kandahar 1994: The Origins of the TalibanChapter 2 Herat 1995: God’s Invincible SoldiersChapter 3 Kabul 1996: Commander of the FaithfulChapter 4 Mazar-e-Sharif 1997: Massacre in the NorthChapter 5 Bamiyan 1998–99: The Never-Ending War Part 2: Islam and the Taliban Chapter 6 Challenging Islam: The New-Style Fundamentalism of the TalibanChapter 7 Secret Society: The Taliban’s Political and Military OrganizationChapter 8 A Vanished Gender: Women, Children and Taliban CultureChapter 9 High on Heroin: Drugs and the Taliban EconomyChapter 10 Global Jihad: The Arab-Afghans and Osama Bin Laden Part 3: The New Great Game Chapter 11 Dictators and Oil Barons: The Taliban and Central Asia, Russia, Turkey and IsraelChapter 12 Romancing the Taliban 1: The Battle for Pipelines 1994–96Chapter 13 Romancing the Taliban 2: The Battle for Pipelines 1997–99 – The USA and the TalibanChapter 14 Master or Victim: Pakistan’s Afghan WarChapter 15 Shia Versus Sunni: Iran and Saudi ArabiaChapter 16 Conclusion: The Future of AfghanistanChapter 17 The Taliban Resurgent 2000–2009AppendicesNotes...
