The endless Jihad : the Mujahidin, the Taliban and Bin Laden / Shaul Shay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shay, Shaul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.

Bin Laden, Osama.

Taliban.

Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Terrorism.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Islam and politics.

Jihad.

Afghanistan--History--1989-.

Afghanistan.

History.

Physical Description:

176 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Herzliya, Israel : International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, [2002]

Contents:

Islamic fundamentalism-background

Afghanistan-the ethnic structure

Historical background-milestones in the formation of Afghanistan

The role of Mohammed Daoud

The Soviet invasion and the Karmal government

The government of Najib (Najibullah)

The fall of Najibullah's regime and the rise of the Mujahidin

Afghanistan-Islamic opposition and the Mujahidin movements

The Afghan Mujahidin movements

Leaders of the Mujahidin movements in Afghanistan

Military leadership of the Mujahidin

The Mujahidin regime of Rabbani

The Taliban movement-roots and ideology

The Taliban and the road to power

Milestones on the Taliban's road to power

The Taliban regime-main characteristics

The Anti-Taliban Coalition-the Northern Alliance

Internal power struggles among the Uzbekis

Involvement of outside agents in the Civil War in Afghanistan

Pakistan-Afghanistan (Taliban) relations

Iran-Afghanstan (Taliban) relations

Diplomatic moves to resolve the conflict in Afghanistan 1993-2000

"Afghan terror" in the international arena as a reflectin of cultural conflict

International terror-theoretical background

"Cultural terror"

Destruction of the statues of Buddha at Bamian-Afghanistan-2001

Afghan terror in the international arena.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-164) and index.

ISBN:

965903654X

OCLC:

49751621