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Unholy wars : Afghanistan, America, and international terrorism

John K. Cooley (Author)
To oppose the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the US formed an anti-communist alliance with militant Islamic forces in Central Asia. This book provides an account of this alliance and how it backfired with the events of September 11

eBook, English, 2002
3rd ed
Pluto Press, London, 2002