The document analyzes the types and categories of Islamists present in Afghanistan prior to the US invasion in 2001. It seeks to quantify and classify the different Islamist factions and ideological strains that were influential in Afghan society and politics at that time. The analysis aimed to provide a framework for understanding the complex Islamist landscape in Afghanistan on the eve of major political and military changes brought about by the US-led ousting of the Taliban regime.

1. QUANTIFYING TYPES AND CATEGORIES OF ISLAMISTS IN
AFGHANISTAN ON EVE OF US INVASION
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.15145.08804