Afghanistan and Pakistan : conflict, extremism, and resistance to modernity /
Khan, Riaz M.(Riaz Mohammad)
Washington, D.C. : Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The post-Soviet withdrawal phase of the Afghanistan conflict (1989-1995) -- The advent of the Taliban (1995-2001) -- Post-9/11 Afghanistan -- The external powers : interests and concerns -- The challenge of religious militancy and extremism in Pakistan -- Pakistan : a case of intellectual crisis and weak governance -- Conclusions.
Islam and politics
Islamic fundamentalism
Islamic fundamentalism
Taliban.