The good war : why we couldn't win the war or the peace in Afghanistan / Jack Fairweather.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Basic Books, ©2014. Description: 396 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780465044955
- DS371.412. F35 2014
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Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University | DS371.412.F35 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 3ACKU000373836 |
“Includes bibliography”—(pages375-379).
Contents: Part I. The missing peace 2001-2005 -- The wrong kind of war -- Bloody hell -- Good Taliban -- The man who would be king -- At the gates -- An irresistible illusion -- National solidarity -- A convenient drug -- Homecoming -- Part II. A dangerous alliance 2004-2007 -- The emperor’s clothes -- PRTS -- A special relationship -- Eradication -- Red sky in the morning -- Fly fishing in the Hindu kush -- How to start a war -- Medusa -- Bad guests -- Stick or twist -- Part III. The blood price 2009-2014 -- An education -- The switch -- Ghosts -- A cruel summer -- Elections -- Political expediency -- A reckoning -- The futility of force -- Endgame.
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