“Includes bibliography”—(pages 285-302).

Contents: Abbreviations—Foreword—Preface—Acknowledgements—Introduction—Part I : the ability of Afghanistan to deliver acceptable governance to its people—1. The role of the U.S. military intervention in the state-building process—Part II : overcoming the structural shortfalls of state-building—2. The assumptions of the interventionists in state-building—3. Strategic pitfalls and opportunities in the decade of transition—4. Achieving the "Soft Landing" into transition : immediate to short term—5. Achieving economic stability : Mid- to long term—Part III : Afghanistan's changing geopolitical role in the region—6. The reconfiguration of Afghanistan's geopolitical role—7. The birthplace of a new regional order : key regional economic actors—Part IV : key steps toward Afghanistan's future stability—8. Overcoming insurgency and corruption : the decade of transformation—Bibliography—Index.

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