The Taliban Phenomenon
Subtitle: Afghanistan 1994-1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: February 3, 2000
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780195792744
First sentence: The Afghan state came about as a result of the invasion of India by Nadir Shah of Persia, after which the Mughals lost control of all the territories west of the River Indus.