Afghanistan and the Taliban continue to be a little bit of a mystery to many around the world. These books give some insight into the country’s history and the group’s origins
The Taliban’s return to power has unleashed a flood of information online, both accurate and inaccurate, about Afghanistan, its history, the Taliban, and the role of the US, Pakistan and several other powers in what is happening today.
The book mainly focuses on the CIA role’s in creating jihadist opposition in Afghanistan against the communist Soviet invasion, by forming a large network, which recruited fighters from Arab countries to fight the Soviet invasion. This comprehensive study was done by Hasan Kakar, an Afghan historian and professor of Kabul University. The book explains the centralisation efforts of the late Afghan monarchy under Sher Ali Khan and Abdur Rahman Khan in the 19th century.
The book’s title is taken from a Pashtun proverb: “There are no good men among the living, and no bad ones among the dead.” Gopal’s book is based on three Pashtun characters: a Taliban commander, a tribal strongman and a village housewife. Zaeef first joined the Afghan jihad in 1983 following the Soviet invasion of 1979, making acquaintance with various prominent figures like Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Taliban’s first leader, who apparently died through natural causes after evading US capture for years after Washington’s 2001 invasion.
In his book, Rashid emphasises one of the crucial aspects of the Taliban, which is its Pashtun-dominated political character. That emphasis has become a common discussion item of understanding the Taliban since the publication of Rashid’s book in 2000. According to Barfield, Afghanistan was relatively an easy territory to be governed prior to the foreign invasions of the British and later the Soviets. Before the invasion, the country was led by a small dynastic elite, which ensured balance of power among different ethnic groups.
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