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Taliban Gains Power in Region Surrounding Kabul, Interpress Service, August 21, 2008 Taliban attacks signal delivery of Afghan threats, Agence France Presse, August 21, 2008 Taliban Wages War on Aid Groups, Christian Science Monitor, August 15, 2008 Afghan leader has started his electoral campaign, says paper, BBC Monitoring, August 13, 2008 The Taliban’s Baghdad Strategy, Newsweek, August 4, 2008 Al-Qaeda in Iraq inspiring Taliban attacks in Afghanistan, Daily Times (Pakistan) ‘Changing’ madrassas likely to accept govt schemes, The Times of India, July 31, 2008 Afghanistan overtaking Iraq as focus of terror war, Agence France Presse, June 19, 2008 Rotation of Coalition Forces Brings New Hope to Helmand Province, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, June 12, 2008 BBC Monitoring Afghanistan narcotics roundup for June 08, BBC Monitoring, July 10, 2008 Jaluluddin Haqqani Challenges Mullah Omar’s Leadership of the Taliban, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, July 1, 2008 Former minister says government, world community lack strategies for Afghanistan, BBC Monitoring, June 24, 2008 Gathering in Afghan east calls on ex-minister to stand for president, BBC Monitoring, May 9, 2008 Probe into how Taliban got so close to Afghan leader, Canberra Times (Australia), April 29, 2008 Afghanistan investigates deadly parade attack, Agence France Press, April 28, 2008 Trans-Afghan Pipeline Discussions Open in Islamabad, Radio Free Europe, April 23, 2008 Afghan daily accuses US of interference in presidential election, BBC Monitoring, April 7, 2008 Possible Afghan presidential contender gives interview to Afghan TV, BBC Monitoring, April 2, 2008 Possible Afghan presidential contender against troops withdrawal, BBC Monitoring, April 1, 2008 NATO summit to focus on more troops for Afghanistan, BBC Monitoring, March 27, 2008 Pakistan-Afghan Chamber of Commerce agreement sparks controversy, Balochistan Times, March 24, 2008 Former Afghan interior minister gives more interviews, BBC Monitoring, March 26, 2008 Afghan Minister confirms signing of trade agreement with Pakistan, The Pakistan Newswire, March 25, 2008 Afghan MP announces candidacy for president, March 23, 2008 Afghanistan’s former minister optimistic about Bucharest conference, March 21, 2008 Taliban will exploit Dutch film, UPI Energy, March 17, 2008 Taliban Exploit Local Religious Sentiment to Target Dutch and Danish Troops, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, March 11, 2008 Afghanistan sitting on a gold mine, Agence France Presse, February 21, 2008 Former interior minister says situation worrying in Afghanistan, January 20, 2008 Bhutto death rocks Afghan hopes, Pakistan Tribune, December 29, 2007 Farah Province: The New Focus of the Taliban Insurgency, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, December 10, 2007 Afghan daily says drug smugglers should be named, BBC Monitoring, November 29, 2007 Al-Qaeda Uses Jaish al-Mahdi to Gain Control Over Helmand Province, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, October 24, 2007 New jihadi group will put Arabs in Helmand, UPI Energy, October 24, 2007 Mafia in Afghanistan should be exposed and punished, BBC Monitoring, September 26, 2007 Talking about talks in Afghanistan, Agence France Presse, September 30, 2007 Afghan, Pakistan jirga won’t stop violence: analysts, Agence France Press, August 10, 2007 Taliban Commander Mansoor Dadullah Follows His Brother’s Footsteps, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, July 24, 2007 Iran ‘baring its teeth’ in Afghanistan, officials say, Agence France Presse, July 1, 2007 The Center for International Private Enterprise holds a discussion on “Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Engaging Civil Society in Reform,” The Washington Daybook, June 12, 2007 Hope & despair; Amid the ongoing violence, Afghan families are building new lives, brick by brick, Ottawa Citizen, June 9, 2007 Iran’s Decision to Expel Refugees May Destabilize Western Afghanistan, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, May 8, 2007 Taliban learns tactics, propaganda from al Qaeda, The Washington Times, May 30, 2007 After a Taliban Leader’s Death, Time Magazine, May 13, 2007 US pullout from Iraq to affect Afghanistan: Jalali, Pajhwok Afghan News, May 10, 2007 Afghanistan’s Veteran Jihadi Leader: An Interview with Qazi Mohammad Amin Waqad, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, May 3, 2007 Shamshatoo Refugee Camp, The Jamestown Foundation, March 24, 2007 Ali Ahmad Jalali, Afghanistan: Regaining Momentum, Parameters, Winter 2007 Taliban Enlists Video in Fight for Afghanistan, National Public Radio, November 23, 2006 Combating the Ideology of Suicide Terrorism in Afghanistan, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, November 2, 2006 Afghan Authorities Apprehend Leaders of Kabul Suicide Cell, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, October 10, 2006 NATO Struggles to Maintain Control of Southern Afghanistan, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, August 26, 2006 The Taliban’s Chief of Kabul Suicide Operations Arrested, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, August 1, 2006 Amanullah Guzar Attempts to Maintain Stability in Kabul, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, July 18, 2006 Domestic Factors Driving the Taliban Insurgency, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, June 29, 2006 Afghanistan’s Cultural Gap Grows Wider, National Public Radio, June 12, 2006 The Taliban in Afghanistan, Council on Foreign Relations, April 28, 2006 Kandahar Province and the New Wave of Violence, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, April 20, 2006 Helmand Province and the Afghan Insurgency, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, March 23, 2006 Text Box: Afghan Guerilla Warfare: In the Words of the Mujahideen Fighters (Zenith Press, 2001), Ali Jalali  Jihad and International Security (Palgrave, 2006), Jalil Roshandel and Sharon Chadha  The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan: Adaptation to Closed Frontiers and War (University of Washington Press, 2002), M. Nafiz Shahrani  The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War (U.S. Marine Corps Publications, 1995), Ali Ahmad Jalali, and W. Lester Grau  Revolutions and Rebellions in Afghanistan: Anthropological Perspectives (University of California, Berkeley International and Area Studies, 1984), M. Nafiz Shahrani Text Box: Books by Kabul Center Authors