reading Vitaly V. Naumkin. Radical Islam in Central Asia, Between Pen and Rifle, Lutz Kleveman. The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia, Grove Press, 2004, Ahmed Rashid. Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia, Yale University, 2002, External links http://commdocs.house.gov/committees/intlrel/hfa90361.000/hfa90361_0f.htm Wars involving the Taliban