The article examines the sources of financing Taliban for twenty years. author identifies internal and external income Taliban* Movement. role illegal drug production in activities struggle power is emphasized.

In times of conflict, an adversary’s resources are a source of potential harm. Many geopolitical tactics are, thus, quite explicitly economic, as they seek either to deter an adversary’s worst intentions or reduce its capacity to inflict damage (Richardson 1960; Tullock 1974). Relevant policies include trade-limiting sanctions (Galtung 1967; Pape 1997) and direct attacks on an adversary’s milit...

Are civilian attitudes a useful predictor of patterns of violence in civil wars? A prominent debate has emerged among scholars and practitioners about the importance of winning civilian “hearts and minds” for influencing their wartime behavior. We argue that such efforts may have a dark side: insurgents can use pro-counterinsurgent attitudes as cues to select their targets and tactics. We condu...

On the sixth anniversary of the US-led military invasion, Afghanistan is faced with its worst crisis since the ouster of the Taliban in 2001. There are increasing concerns, both internationally and domestically, that Afghanistan faces the distinct possibility of sliding back into instability and chaos. The country is challenged by a revitalized Taliban-led insurgency, record rise in drug produc...

The article analyzes the main stages of evolution Taliban* movement. Considering transformation military-political activity movement, author identifies five stages: birth Taliban*, first reign, a period calm, revival and re-rule. According to estimates presented in article, goals objectives have not changed much over 20 years, but composition movement has changed, which was reflected changes pr...