The rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan: mass mobilization, civil war, and the future of the region / Neamatollah Nojumi

Includes bibliography and index.

1. Historical Background -- 2. The Theory of Mass Mobilization -- 3. Traditional Political System -- 4. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan -- 5. The Phenomena of Civil War in Afghanistan -- 6. Zonal Division of Afghanistan -- 7. The Afghan Mujahideen and Mass Mobilization -- 8. The First Phase of Civil War -- 9. The Formation of a Third Movement -- 10. Missing the Only Chance -- 11. The Rise of the Taliban -- 12. The Source of Taliban Forces in Afghanistan -- 13. Taliban Tactics and Strategies -- 14. The Political Ideology of the Taliban -- 15. The Taliban Advance toward Mazar-e-Sharif -- 16. The Road into the Future -- 17. Afghanistan in the International System -- Epilogue: The Afghan Connection to September 11.