{"product_id":"the-taliban-phenomenon-afghanistan-1994-1997","title":"The Taliban Phenomenon Afghanistan 1994-1997","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Kamal Matinuddin\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 298\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 978-0-19-579274-4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book gives a comprehensive account of the origin of the Taliban movement and the reasons for its phenomenal success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book gives a comprehensive account of the origin of the Taliban movement and the reasons for its phenomenal success.  The impact of the ethnic divide on Afghanistan’s future, the repercussions of the Taliban’s extreme religious views on Pakistan and other neighboring countries, and Pakistan’s Afghan policy after the emergence of the student militia has been critically analyses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS:\u003cbr\u003e…the author has expertly analyzed ethnic divisions in Afghanistan…and contemporary developments.  His crystal gazing of the Taliban phenomenon into the future is frank, objective and unbiased.\u003cbr\u003e                                                                         —General (Retired) K.M. Arif, The Nation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e…an impressively comprehensive account for historians to benefit from.\u003cbr\u003e                                                                          —Brigadier (Retired) A. R. Siddiqui, Dawn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Maps and Photographs\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1\u003cbr\u003eBACKGROUND\u003cbr\u003eGeo-strategic Environment\u003cbr\u003eExternal Factors\u003cbr\u003eInternal Situation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 2\u003cbr\u003eGENESIS OF THE TALIBAN PHENOMENON\u003cbr\u003eDefinition\u003cbr\u003e‘Deeni Madaris’\u003cbr\u003eThe Pakistani Linkage\u003cbr\u003eOrigins of the Taliban\u003cbr\u003eImmediate Causes of the Rise of the Taliban Movement\u003cbr\u003eDemographic Character \u003cbr\u003eThe Taliban’s Religious Attitude\u003cbr\u003eOrganization\u003cbr\u003eAims and Objectives\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 3\u003cbr\u003eTHE MILITARY DIMENSION\u003cbr\u003eMilitary Strength\u003cbr\u003eSources of Weapon Supplies\u003cbr\u003eAvailability of Money \u003cbr\u003eTraining\u003cbr\u003eTactics Used\u003cbr\u003eMajor Military Engagements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 4\u003cbr\u003eRECONCILIATION EFFORTS BY RABBANI’S GOVERNMETN BEFORE THE FALL OF KABUL\u003cbr\u003eOvertures to the Taliban\u003cbr\u003ePakistan Initiates Peace Talks\u003cbr\u003eWinning over Hikmetyar\u003cbr\u003eDostum Switches Sides\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 5\u003cbr\u003eTHE DRUG PROBLEM IN TALIBAN-CONTROLLED AREA\u003cbr\u003eDrug Trafficking\u003cbr\u003eAnti-Narcotics Measures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 6\u003cbr\u003ePAKISTAN’S POLICY TOWARDS THE TALIBAN\u003cbr\u003eDisenchantment with President Rabbani\u003cbr\u003ePakistan Tilts Towards the Taliban\u003cbr\u003eRabbani and Massod Turn Against Pakistan\u003cbr\u003eOpening the Western Route\u003cbr\u003ePakistan Attempts to Broker a peace Accord\u003cbr\u003eThe Issue of Recognition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 7\u003cbr\u003eTHE ROLES AND INTERESTS OF OTHER POWERS \u003cbr\u003eIran\u003cbr\u003eTehran Parleys\u003cbr\u003eSaudi Arabia\u003cbr\u003eThe United States\u003cbr\u003eCentral Asian Republics\u003cbr\u003eRussia\u003cbr\u003eIndia\u003cbr\u003eThe Organization of Islamic Conference\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 8\u003cbr\u003eTHE UNITED NATIONS \u003cbr\u003eArms Embargo\u003cbr\u003eAid to Afghanistan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 9\u003cbr\u003eMILITARY BALANCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 10\u003cbr\u003eIMPACT ON THE REGION\u003cbr\u003eThe Economic and Social Destruction of Afghanistan\u003cbr\u003eImpact on Pakistan\u003cbr\u003eOn India\u003cbr\u003eOn Central Asia\u003cbr\u003eOn Russia\u003cbr\u003eOn Saudi Arabia\u003cbr\u003eOn the United States\u003cbr\u003eOn China\u003cbr\u003eStrengths of the Taliban\u003cbr\u003eTheir Weaknesses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 11\u003cbr\u003eFUTURE PROSPECTS\u003cbr\u003eHypotheses\u003cbr\u003eReconstruction of Afghanistan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003eBiographical Sketches of Important Personalities\u003cbr\u003eThe Peshawar Accord\u003cbr\u003eThe Islamabad Declaration\u003cbr\u003eText of the Agreement on Narcotics Control\u003cbr\u003eExtract from the Report of the Secretary-General on the Situation in Afghanistan and its Implications for International Peace\u003cbr\u003eChronology of Events\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Kamal Matinuddin \/ Oxford University Press \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153694716272,"sku":"8879","price":25.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/8879.jpg?v=1793912730","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-taliban-phenomenon-afghanistan-1994-1997","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}