Koran, Kalashnikov and Laptop

In March 2006, both Afghan and American officials were still claiming, just before a series of particularly ferocious clashes, that 'the Taliban are no longer able to fight large battles'. This book states that in reality, as early as 2003-5 there was a growing body of evidence that cast doubt on the official interpretation of the conflict.

Auteur

Antonio Giustozzi has spent more than a decade visiting, researching and writing on Afghanistan. He is based at the Crisis States Research Centre at the LSE, where he focusses on the political aspects of insurgency and warlordism. His last book, War, Politics and Society in Afghanistan, 1978-92, was published by Hurst in 2000.

Texte du rabat

Subtitled, "The Neo-Taliban Insurgency In Afghanistan, 2002-07".

Contenu

1. Sources of the Taliban Insurgency 2. How and Why the Taliban Recruited 3. Organisation of the Taliban 4. The Taliban's Strategy 5. Military Tactics of the Insurgency 6. The Counter-insurgency Effort Conclusion