Understanding war in Afghanistan /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collins, Joseph J.
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Defense University Press, 2011.
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Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11115
Table of Contents:
  • Opening thoughts
  • Preface
  • Maps
  • Introductions
  • 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
  • Suggestions for further reading
  • Notes
  • About the author.