Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan Mass Mobilization, Civil War, and the Future of the Region

Neamatollah Nojumi, who was raised in Afghanistan, was a participant in the Mujahideen fight against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and was a contributor to humanitarian efforts providing medical and other services to those Afghans who have suffered most from the external and internal fighting: the refugees and internally displaced. A frequent speaker on the politics of Afghanistan, he has appeared on or consulted with such major television news shows as ABC's "Nightline" and NBC's "Dateline"Nojumi, Neamatollah is the author of 'Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan Mass Mobilization, Civil War, and the Future of the Region', published 2002 under ISBN 9780312294021 and ISBN 0312294026.