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The Taliban - Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group - Podcast

Hosted by Mark Silinsky · 🇺🇸 us · EN · 46 episodes

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The Land Afghanistan is a remote and rugged land, protected from modernity by a “mud curtain” of geographic and cultural isolation. Much like the people of Afghanistan, the country’s terrain is tough. It is roughly the size of Texas and comprises over 250,000 square miles of diverse geography and climatic zones. Despite its relatively large size, only 12 percent of the land is arable. Vast tracts in southern and western Afghanistan are desert and share geographic traits with the Southern Californian or New Mexican high desert. Other parts of Afghanistan are mountainous, and earthquakes are frequent there. In the 19th century, European leaders vied for supremacy and empire in Central and South Asia. Afghanistan was torn between the ambitions of two expanding empires, the British and the Russians, in the “Great Game.” In this struggle, the Afghans proved themselves fierce fighters. In January 1842, Britain’s Kabul garrison was forced to withdraw to its hard-pressed fort in Jalalabad. Th

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Mark Silinsky hosts The Taliban - Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group - Podcast, a history show with 46 episodes published.

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The Taliban - Chapter Six Episode Thirteen

Mar 8, 20264mEp. 460

Hello and welcome to a reading from The Taliban – Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group, written by Mark Silinsky and published by Praeger, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing in New York, New York. This reading is b

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The Taliban - Chapter Six Episode Twelve

Mar 8, 20265mEp. 450

Hello and welcome to a reading from The Taliban – Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group, written by Mark Silinsky and published by Praeger, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing in New York, New York. This reading is b

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The Taliban - Chapter Six Episode Nine

Mar 8, 20266mEp. 440

Hello and welcome to a reading from The Taliban – Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group, written by Mark Silinsky and published by Praeger, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing in New York, New York. This reading is b

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The Taliban - Chapter Six Episode Eight

Mar 8, 20265mEp. 430

Hello and welcome to a reading from The Taliban – Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group, written by Mark Silinsky and published by Praeger, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing in New York, New York. This reading is b

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The Taliban - Chapter Six Episode Seven

Mar 8, 20265mEp. 420

Hello and welcome to a reading from The Taliban – Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group, written by Mark Silinsky and published by Praeger, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing in New York, New York. This reading is b

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The Taliban - Chapter Six Episode Six

Mar 8, 20265mEp. 410

Murder Holes and Snipers Ambushes in Afghanistan happen inside and outside the “green hell” of the countryside. A senior NATO official compared the tactics to those used by Hezbollah in Lebanon. In the cities, Taliban di

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The Taliban - Chapter Six Episode Five

Mar 8, 20267mEp. 400

Hello and welcome to a reading from The Taliban – Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group, written by Mark Silinsky and published by Praeger, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing in New York, New York. This reading is b

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The Taliban - Chapter Six Episode Four

Mar 8, 20268mEp. 390

Hello and welcome to a reading from The Taliban – Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group, written by Mark Silinsky and published by Praeger, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing in New York, New York. This reading is b

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The Taliban - Chapter Six Episode Three

Mar 8, 20267mEp. 380

Hello and welcome to a reading from The Taliban – Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group, written by Mark Silinsky and published by Praeger, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing in New York, New York. This reading is b

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The Taliban - Chapter Six Episode Two

Mar 8, 20266mEp. 370

Weapons “An Afghan man will kiss his rifle before he kisses his wife.” An old Afghan saying Many Taliban members carried their weapons to Pakistan, but they left larger individual and crew-served weapons behind. What wor

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The Taliban - Chapter Six Episode One

Mar 8, 20266mEp. 360

Hello and welcome to a reading from The Taliban – Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group, written by Mark Silinsky and published by Praeger, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing in New York, New York. This reading is b

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The Taliban - Chapter Five Episode Six

Mar 8, 20266mEp. 350

Non-Violent Intimidation Tactics The Taliban uses fear of impending violence. A common tactic is the shabnamah, or “night letter,” a message sent to a target that states they will face punishment. The message warns that

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Taliban Chapter five Episode Five

Mar 8, 202614mEp. 340

Hello and welcome to a reading from The Taliban – Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group, written by Mark Silinsky and published by Praeger, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing in New York, New York. This reading is b

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Taliban Chapter Five Episode Four

Mar 8, 20268mEp. 330

The Structure of the Taliban The Taliban is organized hierarchically from the supreme leader, Mullah Omar, to the foot soldiers. At the top, the Supreme Leadership, in conjunction with the Shura Council, gives guidance.

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The Taliban - Chapter Five Podcast Three

Feb 26, 20265mEp. 320

Hello and welcome to a reading from The Taliban – Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group, written by Mark Silinsky and published by Praeger, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing in New York, New York. This reading is b

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The Taliban - Chapter Five Podcast Two

Feb 26, 202611mEp. 310

The Shuras The shura principle is rooted in the Koran, as noted in chapter one. It is a council that deliberates and passes judgment on social and political issues affecting the Islamic community, or ummah. Mullah Omar i

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The Taliban - Chapter Five Podcast One

Feb 26, 20267mEp. 300

Chapter four discussed the Taliban’s downfall and the security and developmental priorities for the conquering nations, which met in Bonn. Chapter five will analyze the specific target sets, tactics and their effects on

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The Taliban Chapter Four Podcast Fourteen

Feb 26, 20268mEp. 290

Hello and welcome to a reading from The Taliban – Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group, written by Mark Silinsky and published by Praeger, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing in New York, New York. This reading is b

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The Taliban - Chapter Four Podcast Thirteen

Feb 26, 20267mEp. 280

Hello and welcome to a reading from The Taliban – Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group, written by Mark Silinsky and published by Praeger, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing in New York, New York. This reading is b

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The Taliban - Chapter Four Podcast Twelve

Feb 26, 20269mEp. 270

Hello and welcome to a reading from The Taliban – Afghanistan’s Most Lethal Insurgent Group, written by Mark Silinsky and published by Praeger, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing in New York, New York. This reading is b

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