The Taliban
Subtitle: War, Religion and the New Order in Afghanistan
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: September 15, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781856495226
Subjects: International relations; Islam; Islamic studies; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Warfare & Defence; Politics / Current Events; Middle East - General; Politics/International Relations; Government - Comparative; Political Science; Politics - Current Events; Afghanistan; Political; Asia - General; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Religion / Fundamentalism; Religion; Islam - Law; Taliban; Politics and government; Current Affairs; 1973-; Islam and politics; Islamic fundamentalism
First sentence: Afghanistan can be characterised geographically as a mountainous desert interspersed with isolated fertile valleys, river basins and oases.