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Griffin2 00 prelims 2/6/03 10:04 Page iii Reaping the Whirlwind Afghanistan, Al Qa’ida and the Holy War Revised Edition Michael Griffin P Pluto Press LONDON • STERLING, VIRGINIA Griffin2 00 prelims 2/6/03 10:04 Page iv First published by Pluto Press as Reaping the Whirlwind: The Taliban Movement in Afghanistan, 2001 Revised edition published 2003 by Pluto Press 345 Archway Road, London N6 5AA and 22883 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling, VA 20166–2012, USA www.plutobooks.com Copyright © Michael Griffin 2001, 2003 The right of Michael Griffin to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 7453 1916 5 hardback ISBN 0 7453 1915 7 paperback Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Griffin, Michael. Reaping the whirlwind : Afghanistan, Al Qa’ida and the holy war / Michael Griffin.––New ed. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0–7453–1916–5 (hbk.)––ISBN 0-7453–1915–7 (pbk.) 1. Afghanistan––History––1989– 2. Taliban. 3. Islamic fundamentalism–– Afghanistan. 4. Islam and state––Afghanistan. 5. Islam and politics––Afghanistan. I. Title. DS371.2.G739 2003 958.104'6––dc21 2003008499 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Designed and produced for Pluto Press by Chase Publishing Services, Fortescue, Sidmouth EX10 9QG, England Typeset from disk by Stanford DTP Services, Towcester Printed and bound in Canada by Transcontinental Printing. Griffin2 00 prelims 2/6/03 10:04 Page v For Wendy Edson, with love Griffin2 00 prelims 2/6/03 10:04 Page vii Contents Maps vii List of Abbreviations xi Preface xiii Timeline xvii 1 The Killing of Najibullah 1 2 City of Night 16 3 Warriors of God 30 4 Mission to Cleanse 48 5 Burning Down the House 63 6 The Zahir Option 78 7 The New Emirates 92 8 Nest of Vipers 105 9 Oblivion’s Feast 118 10 Hostages 132 11 Ignoble Grave 147 12 A Fistful of Dollars 165 13 Satellites and Stars 180 14 The Bicycle Thieves 194 15 Mr Sam vs the Food and Beverage Industry 206 16 Head of the Snake 218 17 Manual of a Raid 243 18 The First Circle 263 19 The Storm of Airplanes 283 20 The Road to Kandahar 308 21 The Battle of Shah-i Kot 334 22 The Raw and the Cooked 353 Notes 387 Appendix 1: The Who’s Who of the Taliban 416 Appendix 2: Principal Characters 418 Index 421 Griffin2 00 prelims 2/6/03 10:04 Page viii A R A HIN H M I INDI Taliban996 C K A S mate limit of a, January 1 sihgriK Approxiheld are N A T S N TAJIKI(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)kkiijjaaaloqanaallooqqaannTT(cid:0)(cid:0)--rrii(cid:0)(cid:0)mmaa(cid:0)PPi(cid:0)natsiruNi(cid:0)(cid:0)PaahsE(cid:0)CJalalabadJJaallaallaabbaaddNIVORPREITNORFTSEWHTRONATSIKA TTT (cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0)uluull P bbb aaa (cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)nnnddduuuzzz(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)KKK (cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0) nic UZBEK(cid:0)(cid:0)IST(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)A N (cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)KKKuuu(cid:0)(cid:0)MMMaaazzzaaarrr---iii --SSShhhaaarrriiifff(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)BBBaaammmiiiaaannn(cid:0)(cid:0) (cid:0) KandaharKKaannddaahhaarr uiha NATSIHCULAB Afghan eth r (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0)hi ii B (cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)AN(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)(cid:0)oK-zoriF(cid:0)nnaammii (cid:0)ST (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) aa (cid:0)I (cid:0) (cid:0) TT N E M(cid:0) (cid:0)(cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) K di TUR (cid:0)Jamshi HeratHHeerraatt (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0)ru rum (cid:0) myeT yeT (cid:0) AN Pashtun(cid:0)TajikBaluchi(cid:0)Hazara(cid:0)Turkmen(cid:0)Uzbek(cid:0)Other(cid:0) R (cid:0) I (cid:0) Griffin2 00 prelims 2/6/03 10:04 Page ix AAA CCCHHHIIINNN eellttttiiLLrriimmaaPP PPAAKKIISSTTAANNII--HHEELLDDKKAASSHHMMIIRR Line of Control JAMMU JJAAMMMMUU ANDAANNDDKKAASSHHMMIIRRKASHMIR d IINNDDIIAA a N ab KISTA eeessshhhaaawwwaaarrr Islam NN UZBEKISTANUZBEKISTANTAJI DDaarryyaa HHHaaaiiirrraaatttaaannnTaloqan(cid:2)(cid:3)Kunduz(cid:2)(cid:2)Mazar-i SharifhQala-QQi aallJaaa--iin gJJhaainngghhiisuKSalang Tunnelurriihh(cid:1)ssdyyjjnneeaallllnaaPPrVVDaruntaain(cid:3)H(cid:3)uJabal SarajBBaaggrraammK.RSorobiBamiaBBnaammiiaannKabul(cid:2)(cid:2)tajKa.RJJaallaallaabbaaddabrulCharasyabCChhaarraassyyaabba(cid:1)(cid:1)Torkham Gate z(cid:2)(cid:2)PPPTora BoraaKhyberHnPassSSSpppiiinnngggaaarrr MMMooouuunnntttaaaiiinnnsssa(cid:2)(cid:2)Gardezt(cid:3)sKhostShah-i Kotin(cid:2)Zhawar Kili Al-BadruthsaPTTTaaarrriiinnn KKKoootttss(cid:2)(cid:2)uuddnnII..RR(cid:3)KKaannddaahhaarrAATTSpin BoldakSSChamanIIKKQQQuuueeettttttaaaAAPPNNAATTSSIIHHCCUULLAABB Afghan general uu mm AA RR.. 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DD NN AA NN MM AA LL TT (cid:0)EE SS HH MENIMENI HHeerraattHerat RKRK 4 N I M R O Z UU TT N NNA AAR RRI I Griffin2 00 prelims 2/6/03 10:04 Page xi List of Abbreviations ACBAR Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief ACF Action Contre la Faim AIG Afghan Interim Government b/d Barrel per day BJP Bharatiya Janata Party BP British Petroleum CDA Council for the Defence of Afghanistan CENTCOM US Central Command CIS Commonwealth of Independent States DEA Drug Enforcement Agency DSS Diplomatic Security Service ECHO European Community Humanitarian Office ECU European Currency Unit FM Feminist Majority GDD Geopolitical Drugs Despatch GIA Groupe Islamique Armée (Algeria) HUA Harakat ul-Ansar HUM Harakat ul-Mujahedin IB Intelligence Bureau ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross IRP Islamic Revival Party ISAF International Security Assistance Force ISI Inter Services Intelligence JI Jamaat-i Islam JUI Jamiat ul-Ulama-i Islam MSF Médecins Sans Frontières NGOs Non-governmental organisations NWFP North West Frontier Province OMON Russian acronym for Special-Purpose Militia Detachment OPEC Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries PDPA People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan PEACE Poverty Eradication and Community Empowerment PHR Physicians for Human Rights PFLP Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine PKK Kurdish acronym for Kurdistan Workers Party xi Griffin2 00 prelims 2/6/03 10:04 Page xii xii Reaping the Whirlwind PPP Pakistan People’s Party SCF Save the Children Fund SLORC State Law and Order Restoration Council SOC Special Operations Command TAP Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan gas pipeline TTA Transit Trade Agreement UAE United Arab Emirates UF United Front UIFLA United Islamic Front for the Liberation of Afghanistan UNDCP United Nations Drug Control Programme UNICEF United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNITA Portuguese acronym for National Union for the Total Independence of Angola UNOCHA UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan WFP World Food Programme YWCA Young Women’s Christian Association

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