How we missed the story : Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and the hijacking of Afghanistan

Publication Data

• Title How we missed the story : Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and the hijacking of Afghanistan
• Author Roy Gutman
• Publisher United States Institute of Peace
• Publication date 2008
• Publication location Washington, D.C.
• Language English

Contents

Introduction: The death of foreign policy?
Comrades: the end! (1989)
A half solution (1989-1992)
With Massoud (1992-1994)
"A very exciting development" (1994-1996)
"An endless tragedy of epic proportions" (1997)
"Silence cannot be the strategy" (1998)
Hijacking a regime (1999)
Coasting toward catastrophe (2000-2001)
Human rights under Massoud and the Taliban
Radicalization without response
Epilogue: Clemenceau revisited.

Topics

• Masʺud, Aḣmadshoḣ, 1953-2001
• Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011
• Taliban
• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
• Terrorism :: Government policy :: United States
• United States :: Foreign relations :: Afghanistan
• Afghanistan :: Foreign relations :: United States
• United States :: Foreign relations :: 1989-
• Afghanistan :: History :: 1989-2001
• United States
• Afghanistan

How we missed the story : Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and the hijacking of Afghanistan by Roy Gutman. ISBN 9781601270245. Published by United States Institute of Peace in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.