Explores the history of the Taliban, from Mullah Omar and his students' 1994 skirmish with Afghani and Pakistani forces at a small truck stop on the border of the two countries to the Taliban movement's takeover of Afghanistan and establishment of theocratic Sharia law. Examines the continuance of the Taliban, even after American forces seemingly overthrew them in 2001.
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call number/section: 958.1
subjects: islam and politics, afghanistan, islamic fundamentalism, taliban, afghanistan, history, politics and government