02830nam 22004813 450 991070329470332120210901203522.097818397474031839747404(CKB)4100000011922558(MiAaPQ)EBC6579387(Au-PeEL)EBL6579387(OCoLC)1250078641(OCoLC)741580080(Perlego)2985898(EXLCZ)99410000001192255820210901d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierUnderstanding War in AfghanistanChicago :Barakaldo Books,2021.©2021.1 online resource (109 pages)Title from PDF title page (National Defense University Press, viewed July 19, 2011).Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Opening Thoughts -- Preface -- Maps -- Introduction -- 1. Land, People, and Culture -- 2. The Struggle for Independence, Modernization, and Development -- 3. The Saur "Revolution" and the Soviet-Afghan War, 1978-1989 -- 4. Civil War and Advent of the Taliban -- Civil Wars: 1992-1996 -- The Rule of the Taliban -- 5. 9/11 and the War Against the Taliban Government -- 6. Insurgency: Theory and Practice -- 7. The Second War Against the Taliban and the Struggle to Rebuild Afghanistan -- What Went Wrong in Afghanistan? -- Explaining the Lack of Progress -- 8. The Surge -- 9. A Current Assessment and Contending Options -- The International Dimension -- Options for the Future -- A Fourth Option: Reconciliation (and Its Obstacles) -- 10. Conclusion -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- About the Author -- Reviews.This monograph aims to provide military leaders, civil servants, diplomats, and students with the intellectual basis they need to prepare for further study or for assignments in Afghanistan, a nation that has been at war for 33 years... By analyzing the land and its people, recapping Afghan history, and assessing the current situation, this work hopes to set a foundation upon which leaders and scholars can begin their preparation for more specific tasks. It also will examine the range of choice for future U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and give suggestions for future study. Afghan War, 2001-2021Afghan War, 2001-2021CausesAfghanistanHistory1989-2001Afghan War, 2001-2021.Afghan War, 2001-2021Causes.Collins Joseph J414092MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910703294703321Understanding War in Afghanistan3192889UNINA