Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia

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(publ. Yale University Press)

Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia is an historical book written by Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid[1] and published in 2000.[2] The book was a New York Times bestseller for 5 weeks.[3] It was translated into 22 languages.[4] Since the September 11, 2001 attacks over 1.5 million copies have been sold.[5] The book was used extensively by American analysts and British politicians including Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell in the wake of the attacks.[6]

In the UK it was published under the title Taliban: Islam, Oil and the New Great Game in Central Asia.

  • Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia, Yale University Press (March 2000) ISBN 978-0-300-08340-8 OCLC 043840039

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