Before Taliban: Genealogies of the Afghan Jihad

About the Author

David B. Edwards is an anthropologist whose research concentrates on Afghanistan, Islam, political conflict, documentary film, and post-conflict societies. Before Taliban: Genealogies of the Afghan Jihad follows the lives of Nur Muhammad Taraki, Samiullah Safi, and Qazi Amin Waqad to examine competing visions of Afghanistan’s…