Kamal Matinuddin
The Taliban phenomenon : Afghanistan 1994-1997 - Karachi OUP 2000 - 298p.
The Taliban Phenomenon Created A New And Puzzling Reality When It First Appeared In 1994, Gathered Momentum And Grew Into A Force That Dominated The Afghan Landscape. War-Hardened Adversaries Ether Joined Thetaliban Or Fell Back In Disarray. Some Observers Saw Them As Militant Reformists Wth Sword In One Hand And The Koran In The Other. The Rapidity Wth Which They Brought Large Tracts Of War-Ravaged Territory Under Control, Putting An End To Crime And Disorder, Attracted World Attention Until Their Draconian Measures And Fundamentalism Raised Alarm In The World.
8170621070
Afghanistan
Taliban
Diplomatic relations
Politics and government
Islamic fundamentalism
958.1046 / KAM/T
The Taliban phenomenon : Afghanistan 1994-1997 - Karachi OUP 2000 - 298p.
The Taliban Phenomenon Created A New And Puzzling Reality When It First Appeared In 1994, Gathered Momentum And Grew Into A Force That Dominated The Afghan Landscape. War-Hardened Adversaries Ether Joined Thetaliban Or Fell Back In Disarray. Some Observers Saw Them As Militant Reformists Wth Sword In One Hand And The Koran In The Other. The Rapidity Wth Which They Brought Large Tracts Of War-Ravaged Territory Under Control, Putting An End To Crime And Disorder, Attracted World Attention Until Their Draconian Measures And Fundamentalism Raised Alarm In The World.
8170621070
Afghanistan
Taliban
Diplomatic relations
Politics and government
Islamic fundamentalism
958.1046 / KAM/T