Shrouding themselves and u0026 their aims in secrecy, the leaders of the Taliban movement control Afghanistan with an inflexible, crushing fundamentalism. The most extreme and u0026 radical of all Islamic organizations, the Taliban inspires fascination, controversy and u0026 fear in both the Muslim world and u0026 the West. Correspondent Ahmed Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban into focus in this enormously interesting and u0026 revealing book. It’s the only authoritative account of the Taliban and u0026 modern day Afghanistan available to English language readers. Based on his experiences as a journalist covering the civil war in Afghanistan for 20 years, traveling and u0026 living with the Taliban, and u0026 interviewing most of the Taliban leaders since their emergence to power in 1994, Rashid offers unparalleled 1sthand information. He explains how the growth of Taliban power has already created severe instability in Russia, Iran, Pakistan and u0026 five Central Asian republics. He describes the Taliban’s role as a major player in a new Great Game: a competition among Western countries and u0026 companies to build oil and u0026 gas pipelines from Central Asia to Western and u0026 Asian markets. The author also discusses the controversial changes in American attitudes toward the Taliban–from early support to recent bombings of Osama Bin Laden’s hideaway and u0026 other Taliban-protected terrorist bases– and u0026 how they’ve influenced the stability of the region.

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