The Rise Of The Taliban In Afghanistan: Mass Mobilization, Civil War, And The Future Of The Region

Containing a chapter on the events of 9/11 and after, this volume offers essential insight into the Taliban from an inside source. Nojumi is a native Afghan who fought the Soviets with the Mujahideen, and he has appeared on ABC's "Nightline" and other programs since the terrorist attack on New York.

On September 11, 2001, the world looked in horror at one of the most nefarious acts of terrorism in history. Neamatollah Nojumi explains how Afghanistan became the base for radical fundamentalism and provides critical understanding of how internal divisions and the devastating effects of foreign involvement undermined the resilience of Afghanistan's communities, led to the rise of the Taliban, and now presents a unique challenge to international efforts at nation building. As the cycle of yesterday's allies becoming today's enemies turns once again, "The Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan" provides crucial insight into the tangled interaction of domestic, regional, and international politics that have bedeviled outsiders, plagued Afghans, and that threaten, absent judgement based on insight, to be a quagmire for the United States in the years ahead. This is essential reading in our troubled times.