In his book chapter, Thomas looks at the history of political Islam, and particular its militant movements in Afghanistan, starting from the emergence of armed Islamist groups during the republic of president Daud (1973-78) to the second rule of the Taleban. In German.
Influence from behind: Former mujahedin leader, Ustad Sayyaf, standing behind former President Hamed Karzai. Photo: screenshot from video.
Thomas Ruttig, “Der politische Islam in Afghanistan”, in: F. Keser, D. Schmidt, A. Stahl (eds.), Gesichter des politischen Islam (Faces of Political Islam), pp 196-233, Berlin: Edition Tiamat, 2023. ISBN: 978-3-89320-309-3.
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