Research & Reference
- Taliban: Credo ReferenceA Credo Reference landing page on the Taliban. This page includes links to reference works, journal articles, and a mind map.
- The Taliban in AfghanistanThe Taliban have returned to power in Afghanistan twenty years after their ouster by U.S. troops, sparking concerns that they will impose harsh rule, neglect to provide basic services, and abuse human rights.
- Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?Article from CNN address who the Taliban are and how they were able to take over Afghanistan so quickly.
Streaming Media
- Afghanistan: Why the Taliban Can't Be DefeatedAfter almost 20 years of war with America, the Taliban control ever more territory in Afghanistan. Why has America failed to defeat them?
- Inside The TalibanPanorama gained unique access inside a Taliban stronghold just 60 miles from the Afganistan capital, Kabul, as most American, British and other NATO forces were starting their withdrawal from the country. Nagieb Khaja, who has reported from Afghanistan for ten years, makes a journey behind the Taliban front lines to reveal a hidden and dangerous world where once again the writ of the Taliban runs, enforcing strict sharia law and education for boys only. It is from here the Taliban are now targeting the capital itself.
- Taliban Country/Luanda LeaksA story about the U.S. peace effort in Afghanistan that includes an unprecedented interview with the Taliban’s lead negotiator. Then an investigation examining how Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos became Africa’s richest woman.
- The Taliban FiveNow that the Taliban have retaken Afghanistan, what will their administration be like? In this exclusive film, including an unprecedented interview with Muhammad Nabi Omari, one of the notorious ‘TALIBAN FIVE’, we see how the destinies of these five men summed up 20 years of war in Afghanistan. And how these same men will probably shape the next Taliban government.
- Taliban TakeoverThe Taliban take over Afghanistan, and the threat of ISIS and Al Qaeda intensifies. On the ground, Najibullah Quraishi investigates uncertainty and fear among the Afghan people and revisits the lead-up to the US defeat and Taliban’s return.
Perspectives
Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban
An American reporter's chilling account of being kidnapped and imprisoned by the Taliban, in the no-man's-land between Afghanistan and Pakistan Jere Van Dyk was on the wrong side of the border. He and three Afghan guides had crossed into the tribal areas of Pakistan, where no Westerner had ventured for years, hoping to reach the home of a local chieftain by nightfall. But then a dozen armed men in black turbans appeared over the crest of a hill. Captive is Van Dyk's searing account of his forty-five days in a Taliban prison, and it is gripping and terrifying in the tradition of the best prison literature. The main action takes place in a single room, cut off from the outside world, where Van Dyk feels he can trust nobody--not his jailers, not his guides (who he fears may have betrayed him), and certainly not the charismatic Taliban leader whose fleeting appearances carry the hope of redemption as well as the prospect of immediate, violent death. Van Dyk went to the tribal areas to investigate the challenges facing America there. His story is of a deeper, more personal challenge, an unforgettable tale of human endurance.
I Am Malala
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize. I AM MALALA is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons. I AM MALALA will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.
Taliban: The Power of Militant Islam in Afghanistan and Beyond
This is a study of the geo-strategic implications of the Taliban. Those implications are already creating instability in some countries. The book has been revised following post 9/11 events.