Fifteen years ago, southern Afghanistan was in even greater chaos than it is now. The Russians, who had occupied the country throughout the 1980s, were long gone. The disparate ethnic and religious leaders who had united to eject the invaders - the famous mujaheddin - were at each others' throa...

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1. Verfasser:	Fergusson, James (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London [u.a.] Bantam Press 2010
Ausgabe:	1. publ. in Great Britain
Schlagworte:	Taliban Geschichte Afghanistan / History / 1989-2001
Zusammenfassung:	Fifteen years ago, southern Afghanistan was in even greater chaos than it is now. The Russians, who had occupied the country throughout the 1980s, were long gone. The disparate ethnic and religious leaders who had united to eject the invaders - the famous mujaheddin - were at each others' throats. For the rural poor of Kandahar province, life was almost impossible. Then on 12 October 1994 a small group of religious students decided to take matters into their own hands. Led by an illiterate village mullah with one eye, some 200 of them surrounded and took Spin Boldak, a trucking stop on the border with Pakistan. From this short and unremarkable border skirmish, a legend was born: the Taliban
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	310 S., [16] S. Ill., Kt.