The Endless Jihad by Shaul Shay (9789659036547)

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The events of September 11th placed the Taliban and their biggest supporter, Osama bin Laden at the center of global attention. The Never Ending Jihad reviews the historical background of the development of these movements and describes the characteristics of the Taliban, the Mujadeen, bin Laden and their policies. In addition, the book reviews the complex ethnic, linguistic and social structure of Afghan culture and, the historical development of the country since its establishment until the civil war between the communist regime and the Mujadeen movements led by the Taliban. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is investigated as the starting point in modern Afghan history when the Americans, eager to halt the expansion of their Cold War adversary, assisted, financed and trained fighters in the Jihad against the Soviets. Muslims from around the world were drawn to the battle, amongst them Osama bin Laden.
The chaos of the post-soviet era gave rise to the fundamentalist Taliban movement and this book investigates its involvement in Islamic terror as the fighters who had defeated the Soviets and brought the Taliban to power, returned to their respective homelands to become the vanguard of the Jihad in Egypt, Algeria, Chechnya and other countries. Dr Shai's extensive research enables the reader to understand the reality of the worldwide Afghanistan Alumni headed by bin Laden

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