Reviews for Koran, Kalashnikov, and Laptop: The Neo-Taliban Insurgency in Afghanistan

The average rating for Koran, Kalashnikov, and Laptop: The Neo-Taliban Insurgency in Afghanistan based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-09-21 00:00:00 Paul Puccio This book provides an in-depth study of the Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan since 2002. The focus is on explaining how the Taliban were able to regroup after their initial defeat. The author studies the Taliban's ideology and sources of support, but concentrates on the weakness of the Afghan government and its inability to control territory outside the capital.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-02-20 00:00:00 Sean Howard This book is efficient in its descriptions of the Taliban's organizational structure and development from 2002 to 2007. The laptop part of the title is a bit misleading, as I don't think that word appeared elsewhere in the book. The closest relation to laptops in this book is the discussion of Taliban propaganda, but that comprised maybe two pages. All in all, good book, misleading title.