02176nam 22004453 450 991070329470332120210901203522.01-83974-740-4(CKB)4100000011922558(MiAaPQ)EBC6579387(Au-PeEL)EBL6579387(OCoLC)1250078641(OCoLC)741580080(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.Afghan War, 2001-2021Afghan War, 2001-2021CausesAfghanistanHistory1989-2001Afghan War, 2001-2021.Afghan War, 2001-2021Causes.Collins Joseph J414092MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910703294703321Understanding War in Afghanistan3192889UNINA