Marsden, Peter <br/><br/>
The Taliban :  war and religion in Afghanistan / 
Peter Marsden 
 - London, United Kingdom :  Zen Books Ltd.,  c2022 
 - xiii, 162 pages :  illustrations ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction -- 2. The nature of Afghanistan -- 3. The Mujahidin -- 4. The Warriors of God -- 5. The Taliban creed -- 6. Earlier Islamic movements -- 7. The Afghan Islamic movements -- 8. The Gender policies of the Taliban -- 9. The Dialogue with the humanitarian agencies -- 10. The Taliban and the international community -- 11. The Taliban and Pakistan -- 12. The Taliban and the wider region -- 13. Osama bin Laden -- 14. Conclusions 
<br/><br/> This book is particularly good on the equivocal role played by the Americans. The US tacitly backed the Pax Taliban. Their hope was that regional stability would allow a US company to build pipeline to bring Central Asia's energy reserves via Afghanistan, rather than through the territory of its old enemy, Iran. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789718707913 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>TALIBAN
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS 371.2 .M37 2002