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Talibanii - cu un an înainte de 11 septembrie
The Talibans - One Year before September 11

Author(s): Ahmed Rashid
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Institutul Cultural Român
Keywords: Afghanistan as operational basis of "International Jihad Inc"; radical islamic alliances; war economy; drug traffic; financing extremism in the whole world; USA politics regarding Afghanistan;

Summary/Abstract: Shrouding themselves and their aims in deepest secrecy, the leaders of the Taliban movement control Afghan-istan with an inflexible, crushing fundamentalism. The most extreme and radical of all Islamic organizations, the Taliban inspires fascination, controversy, and especially fear in both the Muslim world and the West.Ahmed Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban into sharp focus in this article written one year before the 11th of September 2001.

  • Issue Year: 2001
  • Issue No: 40
  • Page Range: 121
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Romanian
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