An enemy we created - Alex Strick van Linschoten
the myth of the Taliban-Al-Qaeda merger in Afghanistan, 1970-2010
KORTE INHOUD
There is a widespread belief that the Taliban and al-Qaeda are in many respects synonymous, that their ideology and objectives are closely intertwined and that they have made common cause against the West for decades. Such opinions have been stridently supported by politicians, media pundits and senior military figures, yet they have hardly ever been scrutinised. This is all the more surprising given that the West's present entanglement in Afghanistan is commonly predicated on the need to defeat the Taliban in order to forestall further terrorist attacks worldwide. The relationship between the two groups and the individuals who established them is undeniably complex, and has remained so for many years. Links between the Taliban and al-Qaeda were retained in the face of a shared enemy following the invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks, an adversary that was selected by al-Qaeda rather than by the Taliban, and which led the latter to become entangled in a war that was not of its choosing. This...
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2012Uitgever: Hurst & Company538 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1849041547ISBN-13: 9781849041546Koop dit boek tweedehands
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