Masood Ashraf Raja is Associate Professor of Postcolonial Studies at the University of North Texas, USA and Editor of Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies. Besides his academic writings, Raja also publishes on political Islam and on US relations with the Islamic world.

• Introduction .- 1. The Spread of Talibanistic Politics in Afghanistan-Pakistan .- 2. The American Right: A Genealogy of Basic Beliefs and Practices .- 3. Taliban, the American Right: The World They will Create .- Conclusion .- References .- Appendix I.

Masood Ashraf Raja is Associate Professor of Postcolonial Studies at the University of North Texas, USA and Editor of Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies. Besides his academic writings, Raja also publishes on political Islam and on US relations with the Islamic world.

• Introduction .- 1. The Spread of Talibanistic Politics in Afghanistan-Pakistan .- 2. The American Right: A Genealogy of Basic Beliefs and Practices .- 3. Taliban, the American Right: The World They will Create .- Conclusion .- References .- Appendix I.

Masood Ashraf Raja is Associate Professor of Postcolonial Studies at the University of North Texas, USA and Editor of Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies. Besides his academic writings, Raja also publishes on political Islam and on US relations with the Islamic world.

• Introduction .- 1. The Spread of Talibanistic Politics in Afghanistan-Pakistan .- 2. The American Right: A Genealogy of Basic Beliefs and Practices .- 3. Taliban, the American Right: The World They will Create .- Conclusion .- References .- Appendix I.