The Taliban : Afghanistan's most lethal insurgents / by Mark Silinsky ; foreword by Raymond Taras.
Afghanistan is a drama in transition. There is no final act on the horizon. This is a book about the Taliban, which is a multifaceted and ever-changing subject. More specifically, it is a book about the origin, evolution, philosophy, and general game plan of the Taliban. It is also about Coalition F...
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| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2014]
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| Series: | PSI guides to terrorists, insurgents, and armed groups.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Afghanistan's landscape, the people, and Islamism
- Enter the Taliban
- The Taliban in power
- The Taliban in defeat
- The Taliban's recovery in Pakistan
- The Taliban improve their tactics and firepower
- Taliban Inc.
- Affiliated insurgent groups and foreign connections
- The counterinsurgency in Afghanistan
- Salafist dystopia
- Coalition military fatalities by year.