Fresh Air, Ahmed Rashid

Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid on this edition of Fresh Air. His new book is Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia. He's also the author of the best seller, Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism in Central Asia. It's been called the most in-depth study of the Taliban. Rashid is a correspondent for The Far Eastern Economic Review and The Daily Telegraph, reporting on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. (Broadcast Date: January 30, 2002)