The endless Jihad
Subtitle: the Mujahidin, the Taliban and Bin Laden
By: Shaul Shay.
Publisher: International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Interdisiplinary Center Herzliya
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Herzliya, Israel
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Bin Laden, Osama, -- 1957-; Taliban; Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam; Islamic fundamentalism; Islam and politics; Jihad; Afghanistan -- History -- 1989-2001
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-164) and index.
Table of contents: title: Islamic fundamentalism-background; title: Afghanistan-the ethnic structure; title: Historical background-milestones in the formation of Afghanistan; title: The role of Mohammed Daoud; title: The Soviet invasion and the Karmal government; title: The government of Najib (Najibullah); title: The fall of Najibullah's regime and the rise of the Mujahidin; title: Afghanistan-Islamic opposition and the Mujahidin movements; title: The Afghan Mujahidin movements; title: Leaders of the Mujahidin movements in Afghanistan; title: Military leadership of the Mujahidin; title: The Mujahidin regime of Rabbani; title: The Taliban movement-roots and ideology; title: The Taliban and the road to power; title: Milestones on the Taliban's road to power; title: The Taliban regime-main characteristics; title: The Anti-Taliban Coalition-the Northern Alliance; title: Internal power struggles among the Uzbekis; title: Involvement of outside agents in the Civil War in Afghanistan; title: Pakistan-Afghanistan (Taliban) relations; title: Iran-Afghanstan (Taliban) relations; title: Diplomatic moves to resolve the conflict in Afghanistan 1993-2000; title: "Afghan terror" in the international arena as a reflectin of cultural conflict; title: International terror-theoretical background; title: "Cultural terror"; title: Destruction of the statues of Buddha at Bamian-Afghanistan-2001; title: Afghan terror in the international arena.