Rashid, Ahmed

Taliban : militant Islam, oil, and fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid ( Book )
105 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in 13 languages and held by 3,919 libraries worldwide
Examines the Taliban and its form of Islamic fundamentalism, explains how the organization rose to power, and discusses its impact on Afghanistan and why the country has become a center for international terrorism.

Jihad : the rise of militant Islam in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid ( Book )
22 editions published between 2002 and 2004 in English and French and held by 2,335 libraries worldwide
The terrorist attacks of September 11 have turned the world's attention to areas of the globe about which we know very little. The author turns his skills as an investigative journalist to the five Central Asian republics adjacent to Afghanistan.

Descent into chaos : the United States and the failure of nation building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid ( Book )
14 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and Urdu and held by 1,539 libraries worldwide
Rashid examines the region and the corridors of power in Washington and Europe to see how the promised nation building in these countries has progressed. His conclusions are devastating: an unstable and nuclear-armed Pakistan, a renewed al Qaeda profiting from a booming opium trade, and a Taliban resurgence and reconquest. While Iraq continues to attract most of American media and military might, Rashid argues that Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the conflict will finally be played out and that these failing states pose a graver threat to global security than the Middle East.--From publisher description.

The resurgence of Central Asia : Islam or nationalism by Ahmed Rashid ( Book )
11 editions published between 1994 and 2003 in English and held by 478 libraries worldwide

Descent into chaos : the U.S. and the disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid ( Book )
4 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 298 libraries worldwide
Examines how the failure of the nation building policies of the United States have contributed to increased instability in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, a result which represents the greatest threat to peace and security in the global community.

Descent into chaos : how the war against Islamic extremism is being lost in Pakistan, Afghanistan and central Asia by Ahmed Rashid ( Book )
5 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 153 libraries worldwide
Shows us why the war in Iraq is just a sideshow to the main event. This book documents how intimately linked Pakistan is with the Taliban and other extremist movements, while remaining the US' main ally in the region. It brings into focus the role of many regional issues in supporting extremism, from nuclear programmes to local rivalries.

Descent into chaos the US and the failure of nation building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid ( Recording )
8 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 134 libraries worldwide
Rashid examines the region and the corridors of power in Washington and Europe to see how the promised nation building in these countries has progressed. His conclusions are devastating: an unstable and nuclear-armed Pakistan, a renewed al Qaeda profiting from a booming opium trade, and a Taliban resurgence and reconquest. While Iraq continues to attract most of American media and military might, Rashid argues that Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the conflict will finally be played out and that these failing states pose a graver threat to global security than the Middle East.--From publisher description.

L'ombre des talibans by Ahmed Rashid ( Book )
1 edition published in 2001 in French and held by 78 libraries worldwide
Extrait de la couverture : "Pétrole, drogue, fanatisme, terrorisme. Et géopolitique. Le dossier le plus complet et le plus fiable sur les taliban. Un document implacable par le meilleur spécialiste mondial. Ahmed Rashid, journaliste pakistanais et observateur privilégié de l'Afghanistan depuis 1979, nous plonge au coeur de ce mouvement islamiste extrême et secret qui fait peser une menace inattendue sur l'Asie centrale, le Moyen-Orient et le monde. Il met en scène la tumultueuse histoire du mouvement des taliban depuis sa soudaine et spectaculaire apparition en 1994, analysant ses racinces historiques, idéologiques et géopolitiques. Il en dégage le sens et l'impact. Précis et vivant, ce livre se lit comme l'incroyable roman vrai d'une histoire dont la conclusion n'est pas écrite"

Heiliger Krieg am Hindukusch : der Kampf um Macht und Glauben in Zentralasien by Ahmed Rashid ( Book )
3 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 42 libraries worldwide
Current affairs in Central Asia.

Descent into chaos : the world's most unstable region and the threat to global security by Ahmed Rashid ( Book )
2 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 36 libraries worldwide