The Taliban Reader: War, Islam and Politics in their Own Words

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• ISBN 10: 0190935057
• ISBN 13: 9780190935054
• Author: Alex Strick van Linschoten, Felix Kuehn

Who are the Taliban? Are they a militant movement? Are they religious scholars? The fact that these and other questions are still raised with frequency is testimony to the way the movement has been studied, often at arm’s length and with scant use of primary sources. The Taliban Reader forges a new path, bringing together an extensive range of largely unseen sources in a guide to the Afghan Islamist movement from a unique insider perspective. Ideal for students, journalists and scholars alike, this book is the result of an unprecedented, decade-long effort to encourage the emergence of participant-centered accounts of Afghan history. This ground-breaking collection, ranging from news articles and opinion pieces to online publications and poems transcribed by hand in the field, sets the stage for a recalibration of how we understand and study the Afghan Taliban. It challenges researchers to forge new norms in the documentation of conflict and provides insight into the future trajectory of political Islamism in South Asia and the Middle East.

Table of contents:

1. Part 1: Mujahedeen and Topakiyaan (1979–1994)
2. 1. The Taliban Fronts
3. 2. Desert Attack
4. 3. Miracles of the Jihad
5. 4. Soviet Andrei
6. 5. Martyr Hajji Mullah Mohammad Osman Akhund
7. 6. The Men with Guns
8. Part 2: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1994–2001)
9. Nascent State (1994–1996)
10. 7. The Beginning
11. 8. Message of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Movement of the Taliban
12. 9. Oh Proud People of this Country! Get to Know the Taliban Movement!
13. 10. Simple Lives
14. 11. For the Implementation of Allah’s Law
15. 12. The Aim of Our Jihad is to Implement Islamic principles
16. 13. The Muslim People of Kandahar Will Support the Islamic Movement of the Taliban Until Their Last Breath
17. 14. Custom Tax Starts, Following the Request of Traders and the Decree of the Religious Scholars
18. 15. A Talib Does Not Want Anything Else
19. 16. It is an Obligation for All Religious Leaders and the People to do Jihad Against the Oppressors
20. 17. In the Dictionary of Islam, Martyrdom Does Not Mean Death
21. 18. What Did a Martyred Talib Want?
22. 19. Politics and Government in the Light of Islam
23. 20. Who Should be the Caliph and What Should He Do?
24. 21. Mullah Mohammad Omar Akhund: We Are Trying to Prevent Any Conflict in the Country
25. 22. The Secret of Our Success Lies in Obedience
26. 23. The Current Circumstance and the Responsibilities of the Religious Scholars
27. 24. We Are Not Racists, Nor Are We Narrow-Minded
28. 25. Leave Us Alone
29. 26. Message from Mawlana Rashid Ahmad Ludhianvi
30. 27. Obedience to the Amir
31. 28. Visitors from London
32. Beginning Government (1996–1998)
33. 29. Special Announcement of Amir uL-Mu’Mineen Following the Takeover of Kabul
34. 30. Negative Responses to the Islamic Government’s Objectives
35. 31. The Way of Deliverance: Q&A with Mawlawi Abdul Ali Deobandi
36. 32. Speech by Mullah Mohammad Omar
37. 33. The Group
38. 34. Only the Islamic Emirate Can Bring Country-Wide Peace
39. 35. Opening a Library For Jihadi Relics
40. 36. Great and Historic Poetry-Reading Contest Held as an Initiative of Shariat Weekly
41. 37. Historic Poetry-Reading Contest of Shariat Weekly: A Great Example of the Islamic Movement’s Promotion of Poetry and Literature
42. 38. Message of the Head of the Supervisory Council to Participants of the Poetry-Reading Contest
43. 39. The Resolution of the Frontier Tribal-Wide Jirga
44. 40.Your Letters, Our Responses
45. 41. The Martyrs Are Here
46. 42. On Becoming the ‘Islamic Emirate’
47. 43. Interview with Mullah Mohammad Omar
48. 44. The Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice
49. 45. All of Our Efforts Are for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice
50. 46. Mullah Mohammad Omar and the Apple
51. Isolation and Retrenchment (1998–2001)
52. 47. The Responsibilities of an Amir and His Officials in the Islamic Shari’a
53. 48. Accomplishments of the Taliban Islamic Movement and Its Aims
54. 49. Ways of Protecting the Islamic Movement from Veering Off Course
55. 50. We Should Use Soft Language While Enforcing the Promotion of Virtue
56. 51. Our Madrassas Need Various Reforms
57. 52. Blind Memorisers of the Holy Qur’an Will Have The Rights of Grade Three Employees
58. 53. Martyr Friend
59. 54. Even if Osama Leaves the Country, the Line of American Excuses Will Still Remain Long
60. 55. Instead of Tackling the Real Culprits, the UN Security Council Threatens Others
61. 56. Message from the Esteemed Leader of the Faithful on International Women’s Day
62. 57. Constitution
63. 58. Shari’a Court Punishes Three Criminals
64. Part 3: Insurgency (2001–)
65. Shock and Awe (2001–2003)
66. 59. His Excellency Amir uL-Mumineen’s Order
67. 60. Taliban Responses to 11 September
68. 61. Resolution and Fatwa of a Big Gathering of Clerics
69. Expansion & Revival (2004–2010)
70. 62. An Interview with Satan
71. 63. Sugar-Coated Poison
72. 64. Layeha: A Jihadi Code of Conduct (2006 Edition)
73. 65. Correcting Some Ideas
74. 66. Message of Amir ul-Mu’mineen to the Nations of Afghanistan and Iraq
75. 67. Our Heroic Martyrs
76. 68. Statement on the Death of Mullah Dadullah
77. 69. One Talib: I’m Fed Up With Jihad
78. 70. Dialogue With an Official From the Political Committee
79. 71. Open Letter to the Shanghai Summit
80. 72. A Glance at the American Elections Drama
81. 73. Can We Call This Reconciliation?
82. 74. An In-Depth Interview With Haji Ahmad Saeed, Head of Operations in Kandahar City
83. 75. On the Sudden Death of Holbrooke
84. 76. Mullah Mohammad Omar’s Eid ul-Adha Statement
85. 77. Interview With the Islamic Emirate Website Administrator
86. 78. When the Dead Are Living and the Living Are Dead
87. 79. Code of Conduct for the Mujahedeen (2010 Edition)
88. New Realities (2011–2017)
89. 80. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and its Successful Administrative Policy
90. 81. Afghan Women and the American Literacy Programme
91. 82. Response of the Islamic Emirate to the Victory of the Popular Uprising in Egypt
92. 83. History and the Interests of the Shari’a
93. 84. The Red Cross and Non-Decaying Bodies
94. 85. On the Martyrdom of the Great Martyr Sheikh Osama bin Laden
95. 86. Islamic Revival
96. 87. The Prison Break Story: How Fiction Became Reality
97. 88. On Schools
98. 89. Promotion of Education Inside the Country is One of the Main Objectives of the Islamic Emirate
99. 90. Q&A: Education and Women
100. 91. The Crucial Responsibility of the Nation Towards the Chaste Afghan Women
101. 92. On the Withdrawal of Foreign Troops, the Afghan Case and Reconciliation
102. 93. Chantilly Conference Statement
103. 94. Q&A: Peace Negotiations
104. 95. Q&A On Amr bil Marouf
105. 96. Q&A: Media Jihad
106. 97. Q&A: A Personal Question
107. 98. Who Should be Executed: The Mujahedeen or the National Traitors?
108. 99. A Historical Tale of Attraction to Jihad
109. 100. The Difference Between Jihad and Fighting
110. 101. Jihad is a Clear and Absolute Obligation of Islam
111. 102. A Number of Important Factors for Jihad
112. 103. Restrictions and Constraints in Jihad (2014)
113. 104. Seven Threats to Jihad
114. 105. Jihad is a Sacred and Holy Adoration!
115. 106. Suicide Attacks and the Shari’a
116. 107. Q&A: Suicide Bombing
117. 108. Q&A: Explosives Training and Civilian Casualties
118. 109. Interview With Mawlawi Ahmad Bilal, Head of the Control and Co-Ordination Commission for NGOs and Companies
119. 110. The Nullification of the Recent Talisman of the Invaders
120. 111. A Look at the US–Afghan Security and Defence Cooperation Agreement
121. 112. The Arabian Peninsula is Fraught With Divine Auspiciousness!
122. 113. The Secret of Muslims’ Glory Lies in Their Unity!
123. 114. The Definition, Authority and Purpose of an Amir According to the Shari’a
124. 115. The Afghan People Wants Peace, Their Enemy War
125. 116. Hallmarks of the Islamic Emirate’s Jihadi Management
126. 117. Pugwash Talks Statement
127. 118. Special Instructions From the Islamic Emirate’s Leadership on Precautionary Means to Prevent Civilian Casualties in the Ongoing Jihad
128. 119. Commemorating the Nineteenth Anniversary of the Historical Gathering and Selection of Amir ul-Mu’mineen on 4 April 1996 in Kandahar
129. 120. 9/11: An Incident and a Pretext
130. 121. Islamic Emirate: Solution to All Problems
131. 122. Statement of the Islamic Emirate on the Fifteenth Anniversary of the American Invasion
132. 123. Instructions to the Mujahedeen From the Commander of the Faithful

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