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The Taliban Story: The origin of Taliban, How it came into existence (Part 6)

By Arun Anand The Soviet Union had invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and its troops finally left the country after much bloodshed and devastation in 1989. During these 20 years different Mujahideen factions fought against the Russians. Even after the Soviet …

The Taliban Story: Haqqani Nexus, Deoband and the ideological fulcrum (Part 5)

By Arun Anand This is fifth of the 30 part series on ‘The Taliban Story’ that we are bringing to our readers. You can share the feedback at [email protected]. Here is the fifth part: It is important to understand the …

The Taliban Story: Haqqani Nexus, the fountainhead of Jihad(Part 4)

By Arun Anand- This multi-part series brings ‘The Taliban Story’ to our readers. You can share the feedback at [email protected]. Here is the fourth part Haqqani Network/Nexus is a relatively unknown organization or network as compared to many other similar …

The Taliban Story: How Afghanistan became pawn in the Great Game (Part 3)

By Arun Anand- This multi-part series brings ‘The Taliban Story’ to our readers. You can share the feedback at [email protected]. Here is the third part One often hears the term ‘The Great Game’ when it comes to bloodshed, violence, and …

The Taliban Story: Rivalries, Coups and Making of a Fragmented Afghanistan (Part 2)

By Arun Anand- This multi-part series brings ‘The Taliban Story’ to our readers. You can share the feedback at [email protected]. Here is the second part During the 18th century, the Persian Safavid dynasty, Moghuls, and the Uzbek Janid dynasty, all …

The Taliban Story: Afghanistan’s Complex Nationhood (Part 1)

By Arun Anand-   This is first of the multi- part series on Taliban. This series would bring ‘The Taliban Story’ to our readers. You can share the feedback at [email protected]. Here is the first part. Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist …

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