The Taliban’s Virtual Emirate: The Culture and Psychology of an Online Militant Community

Abstract

"Applying cutting-edge psychiatric theories to an analysis of online Taliban literature in four languages, Neil Krishan Aggarwal constructs a game-changing narrative of the organization's broad appeal and worldview"--Jacket. 1. Channels of communication in the virtual emirate -- 2. Mullah Omar's leadership in the virtual emirate -- 3. Identity in the virtual emirate -- 4. Jihad in the virtual emirate -- 5. International relations in the virtual emirate -- Epilogue.