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Taliban : Islam, oil and the new great game in central Asia

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Since 9/11, the Taliban have dominated headlines around the world. The Taliban government, allied to Osama Bin Laden, collapsed dramatically following the Anglo-American invasion of 2001. Since then however the movement has showed an unexpected ability to evolve, and has drawn the world's only superpower into a protracted and seemingly unwinnable conflict in this strategically vital country. Now, just as in the 1980s, the Taliban's struggle against a foreign power has drawn the support and interest of radicals across the Islamic world, particularly in neighbouring Pakistan." "Updated to cover the post 2001 period, this latest edition describes the group's development from civil war faction to government to a mountain-based guerrilla force, and its effect on the balance of power in Central Asia. As Rashid shows, Afghanistan is at the centre of a new Great Game. Western oil companies, Pakistani, Saudi and Iranian intelligence officials and CIA operatives jostle with the Taliban for the prize: access to new oil fields, control of the transit routes for pipelines and, of course, control of the narcotics trade. Once again, the Taliban is a vital player, in a key region, at a pivotal time.

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Ketersediaan

PMKAA00024

958.104 RAS t

Museum KAA (Afghanistan)

Tersedia

Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

958.104 RAS t

Penerbit

New York; London : I.B. Tauris., 2008

Deskripsi Fisik

xxi, 276 pages : 20 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

978 1 84511 788 7

Klasifikasi

958.104

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

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Subjek

Afghanistan--Politics and goverment
Afghanistan--Islamism
Afghanistan--Oil

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Ahmed Rashid

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