The United States and the Taliban before and after 9/11

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This book tells the story of the United States’ relationship with the Taliban from the start of the Taliban movement until its retreat from Kabul in the face of the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. The US and the Taliban held countless meetings, but could never come to a workable arrangement, and this book examines both why diplomatic recognition was so important to the Taliban government and why the US refused to recognize it. It presents a concise, readable, and interesting perspective on US/Taliban relations from the fall of Kabul in 1996 until the fall of Kabul in 2001. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction: Diplomatic Recognition and the Taliban Movement (Jonathan Cristol)....Pages 1-9 The Rise of the Taliban (Jonathan Cristol)....Pages 11-23 The Taliban Take Kabul and a New Friend Moves to Kandahar (Jonathan Cristol)....Pages 25-48 US/Taliban Relations and the Intervention of Domestic Politics (Jonathan Cristol)....Pages 49-73 The US and the Taliban Talk in Circles as the bin Laden Threat Grows (Jonathan Cristol)....Pages 75-91 Conclusion: One Last Chance (Jonathan Cristol)....Pages 93-105 Back Matter ....Pages 107-110