Breeding ground : Afghanistan and the origins of Islamist terrorism / Deepak Tripathi ; foreword by Richard Falk

Author: Tripathi, Deepak
Published: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2011]
Copyright Date: ©2011
Edition: 1st ed.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxii, 224 pages) : maps

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Contents

The concept of terror -- Culture of violence -- Afghanistan in the Cold War -- Afghanistan under communism -- Toward disintegration -- The second communist coup -- Let battle commence -- The Reagan offensive -- Consequences of the U.S.-Soviet war -- The final days of communism -- The remaking of the post-Soviet world -- The rise of the Taliban -- Dialectics of the Afghan conflict -- The nature of Al-Qaeda -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- Appendices.

Summary

Beginning with the communist Saur Revolution of 1978 and continuing through Gen. David Petraeus's 2010 appointment replacing Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, this book is an inside account of one of the most vicious conflicts fought between the two Cold War superpowers: the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-89). Analyzing the behind-the-scenes decisions made in Moscow, Washington, and Kabul, former BBC correspondent Deepak Tripathi shows how that conflict transformed Afghanistan into a sanctuary for terrorism.
Explaining how Afghanistan descended into a civil war from which the Taliban emerged, Tripathi explores the ways in which the country ultimately became a grotesque mirror image of the anticommunist alliance of U.S. forces and radical Islamists in the Cold War's final phase. Calling for a departure from the current pursuit of military strong-arm tactics, he advocates an approach that is centered on development, internal reconciliation, and societal reconstruction in Afghanistan. --Book Jacket.

Subject(s)

Since 1900
Communism—Afghanistan—History
Anti-communist movements—Afghanistan—History
Islam and politics—Afghanistan—History
Terrorism—Religious aspects—Islam—History
Terrorism—Afghanistan—History—20th century
Terrorism—Afghanistan—History—21st century
Anticommunisme—Afghānistān—Histoire
Terrorisme—Aspect religieux—Islam—Histoire
Terrorisme—Afghānistān—Histoire—20e siècle
Terrorisme—Afghānistān—Histoire—21e siècle
HISTORY—Asia Central—Asia
HISTORY—Asia—General
Anti-communist movements
Communism
Islam and politics
Politics and government
Terrorism
Terrorism—Religious aspects—Islam
Afghanistan—History—Soviet occupation, 1979-1989
Afghanistan—Politics and government—1973-1989
Afghanistan—Politics and government—1989-2001
Afghanistan—Politics and government—2001-2021
Afghānistān—Histoire—1979-1989 (Intervention soviétique)
Afghānistān—Politique et gouvernement—2001-
Afghanistan
Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan (Afghanistan : 1979-1989)

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History

ISBN

9781597975605 (electronic bk.)
1597975605 (electronic bk.)
9781597975308
1597975303

Note

Maps on lining.

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-216) and index.

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