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100			_9903 _aGiustozzi, Antonio
245		0	_aDecoding the New Taliban: Insights From the Afghan Field _cAntonio Giustozzi
250			_a1st Ed.
260			_bFoundation Books _aNew Delhi _c2009
300			_a318p.
520			_aWhile the 'New Taliban' looms large in the global media, little is known about how it functions as an organisation. How united is it? Are its structures relatively strong, or surprisingly brittle? Are personal relations and networking based on traditional ties of kin and ethnicity the sum total of its organisational capabilities, or are efforts underway to build more institutionalised chains of command? How united is the New Taliban, and how does it maintain whatever degree of unity it has, given the attrition it has suffered in the field? And to what extent is its leadership able to impose switches in strategy among the rank-andfile, given Afghanistan's difficult geography and poor communications? These are among the questions answered in this book by a renowned cast of practitioners, journalists and academics, all of whom have long field experience of the latest phase of the New Taliban's insurgency in Afghanistan. Decoding the New Taliban includes a number of detailed studies of specific regions or provinces, which for different reasons are especially significant for the Taliban and for understanding their expansion. Alongside these regional studies, the volume includes thematic analyses of negotiating with the Taliban, the Taliban's propaganda effort and its strategic vision
650			_aTerrorism
650		0	_aAfghanistan _9599
650		0	_aPolitics and government _95
650		0	_aTaliban _9904
650		0	_aInsurgency _9905
650		0	_aTerrorism _9603
650		0	_aTerrorism--Psychological aspects _9630
650		0	_aIslamic fundamentalism _9633
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