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Understanding war in Afghanistan
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Understanding war in Afghanistan / by Joseph J. Collins.
ISBN
9780160888311
016088831X
Published
Washington, DC : National Defense University Press, 2011.
Physical Description
xix, 137 p. : col. maps ; 23 cm.
Notes
Shipping list no.: 2011-0391-P.
Other formats
Online version: Collins, Joseph J. Understanding war in Afghanistan
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-136).
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.
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