Rise Of The Taliban In Afghanistan Book

	Chronology of Events
	List of Definitions and Abbreviations
	Introduction
1	Historical Background	1
2	The Theory of Mass Mobilization	11
3	Traditional Political System	28
4	The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan	41
5	The Phenomena of Civil War in Afghanistan	60
6	Zonal Division of Afghanistan	78
7	The Afghan Mujahideen and Mass Mobilization	83
8	The First Phase of Civil War	95
9	The Formation of a Third Movement	105
10	Missing the Only Chance	110
11	The Rise of the Taliban	117
12	The Source of Taliban Forces in Afghanistan	125
13	Taliban Tactics and Strategies	134
14	The Political Ideology of the Taliban	152
15	The Taliban Advance toward Mazar-e-Sharif	158
16	The Road into the Future	171
17	Afghanistan in the International System	182
	Conclusion	206
	Epilogue: The Afghan Connection to September 11	220
	Notes	232
	Bibliography	248
	Index	252