Understanding war in Afghanistan /

Understanding war in Afghanistan /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Collins, Joseph J.
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : National Defense University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Afghan War, 2001- Afghan War, 2001- > Causes. Afghanistan > History > 1989-2001.

Table of Contents:

Land, people, and culture
The struggle for independence, modernization, and development
The Saur "revolution" and the Soviet-Afghan War, 1978-1989
The civil war and the advent of the Taliban
9/11 and the war against the Taliban government
Insurgency: theory and practice
The second war against the Taliban and the struggle to rebuild Afghanistan
The surge
A current assessment and contending options
Conclusion.