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'''Ahmed Rashid''' (b. ]) is a ]i journalist and best-selling author. He was born in ] in 1948 and was educated at ], ], ], and ]. He serves as the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia correspondent for the ] and the ], London. He also writes for the ], ] (Pakistan), ] and academic journals. He appears regularly on international TV and radio networks such as ] and ]. '''Ahmed Rashid''' (b. ]) is a ]i journalist and best-selling author. He was born in ] in 1948 and was educated at ], ], ], and ]. He serves as the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia correspondent for the '']'' and the '']''. He also writes for the '']'', '']'', and academic journals. He appears regularly on international TV and radio networks such as ] and ].


Rashid's 2000 book, "Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia," was a '']'' bestseller for 5 weeks. It was translated into 22 languages. According to his homepage it has sold 1.5 million copies <ref> Rashid's homepage, press on biography (retrieved 5 November 2006)</ref> since the ]. The book was used extensively by American analysts in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. In 2003, Rashid wrote "Jihad - the Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia." Rashid's 2000 book, ''Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia'', was a '']'' bestseller for 5 weeks. It was translated into 22 languages. According to his homepage it has sold 1.5 million copies <ref> Rashid's homepage, press on biography (retrieved 5 November 2006)</ref> since the ]. The book was used extensively by American analysts in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. In 2003 Rashid's ''Jihad - the Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia'' was published.

⚫ Rashid lives in ], ] with his wife and two children.


⚫ Ahmed Rashid lives in ], ] with his wife and two children.
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⚫ ==Bibliography==
* Rashid's homepage, press on biography

⚫ == Bibliography ==
*''The Resurgence of Central Asia: Islam or Nationalism?'', ] (]), ISBN 1856491315. *''The Resurgence of Central Asia: Islam or Nationalism?'', ] (]), ISBN 1856491315.
*''Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia'', ] (]) ISBN 0300083408. *''Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia'', ] (]) ISBN 0300083408.
*''Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia'', Yale University Press (], ]) ISBN 0300093454. (]: ], 2002) *''Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia'', Yale University Press (], ]) ISBN 0300093454. (]: ], 2002)



==External links== ==External links==
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Ahmed Rashid (b. 1948) is a Pakistani journalist and best-selling author. He was born in Rawalpindi in 1948 and was educated at Malvern College, England, Government College Lahore, and Cambridge University. He serves as the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review and the Daily Telegraph. He also writes for the Wall Street Journal, The Nation, and academic journals. He appears regularly on international TV and radio networks such as CNN and BBC World.

Rashid's 2000 book, Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia, was a New York Times bestseller for 5 weeks. It was translated into 22 languages. According to his homepage it has sold 1.5 million copies since the September 11, 2001 attacks. The book was used extensively by American analysts in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. In 2003 Rashid's Jihad - the Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia was published.

Rashid lives in Lahore, Pakistan with his wife and two children.

References

  1. Ahmed Rashid Rashid's homepage, press on biography (retrieved 5 November 2006)

Bibliography

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