Taliban by James Fergusson
Fifteen years ago, southern Afghanistan was in even greater chaos than it is now. On 12 October 1994 a small group of religious students decided to take matters into their own hands. They called themselves 'The Taliban'. This book tells an extraordinary story that is suitable for those who wish to understand the situation in Afghanistan.
"Excellent" Time Out (Book of the Week) "one of the best.. a brave book - Fergusson is prepared to probe beyond the cliche" Daily Telegraph
James Fergusson is a freelance journalist and foreign correspondent who has written for many publications including the Independent, The Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail and The Economist. From 1997 he reported from Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, covering that city's fall to the Taliban. In 1998 he became the first western journalist in more than two years to interview the fugitive warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. His first book, Kandahar Cockney, told the story of Mir, his Pashtun fixer-interpreter whom he befriended and helped gain political asylum in London. From 1999 to 2001 he worked in Sarajevo as a press spokesman for OHR, the organisation charged with implementing the Dayton, Ohio peace accord that ended Bosnia's savage civil war in 1995. He lives in Edinburgh and is married with three children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593066348 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593066340 |
| Title | Taliban |
| Author | James Fergusson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-08-19 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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