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The Afghanistan File
The Afghanistan File
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A recurring theme in the book is the extraordinary difficulties Saudi Arabia and its allies faced in dealing with the Mujahideen. Prince Turki found them magnificently brave, but exasperating. On one occasion, while trying to broker peace among them, he obtained the King's permission to open the Kaaba in Mecca. Inside, the leaders were overcome with emotion and swore never to fight each other again. A few hours later on their way to Medina they almost came to blows on the bus. Turki's account provides details of the Saudi attempts to bring its volunteers out of Afghanistan in the 1990s - with chequered success - and his negotiations with the Taliban for the surrender of Osama Bin Laden.
The book includes a number of declassified Intelligence Department documents. Prince Turki explains that the nihilistic, senseless terrorism witnessed in the Middle East over the last twenty years originated in Afghanistan, fueled by Osama's deluded belief that he played a key role in defeating the Russians. There is no evidence that he ever fought them at all. Soon after Nine Eleven, Saudi Arabia discovered that it had a homegrown terrorist problem involving some of the returnees from Afghanistan. Much of the huge change that has taken place in the Kingdom since has stemmed from the campaign to tackle this.
Product details
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2021-09-14
Publication Date:
2021-09-06
Publisher:
Medina Publishing Ltd
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0992980887
ISBN13:
9780992980887
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
504 g
Height:
159 cm
Width:
239 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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Very good
Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.
€19,49