Rashid, Ahmed. <br/><br/>
Taliban:  Militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia  

 - 2nd ed. 
 - New Haven, CT :  Yale University Press,  2010. 
 - xvii, 319 p. :  maps ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-304) and index. 
<br/><br/> Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban into sharp focus. He explains its rise to power, its impact on Afghanistan and the region, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780300163681 (pbk.) 0300163681 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Taliban.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islamic fundamentalism--Afghanistan.<br/>Islam and state--Afghanistan.<br/>Islam and politics--Afghanistan.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Afghanistan--Politics and government--1973-1989.<br/>Afghanistan--Politics and government--1989-2001.<br/>Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001-