Understanding the War in Afghanistan : a guide to the land, the people, and the conflict /

The war in Afghanistan is now the United States' longest-running war. For over a decade, the conflict in central Asia has been the stage for some of the shrewdest foreign policy, fiercest wartime strategy, and most delicate diplomacy the world has ever seen. In a country smaller than Texas, and...

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Main Author: Collins, Joseph J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Skyhorse Pub., [2013]
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