LEADER 03367nam 2200445 450 001 9910701713103321 005 20230625202418.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002420971 035 $a(NjHacI)995470000002420971 035 $a(OCoLC)793351833 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002420971 100 $a20230625d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWar, will, and warlords $ecounterinsurgency in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2011 /$fRobert M. Cassidy 210 1$aQuantico, Virginia :$cMarine Corps University Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 271 pages) 300 $aTitle from title screen (viewed on May 9, 2012). 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface -- Acknowledgments -- Maps -- Chapter 1: Introduction and historical overview -- Chapter 2: Afghanistan to 2009: the end of the beginning? -- Chapter 3: Pakistan to 2009: with us or against us? -- Chapter 4: Pashtun Belt in Afghanistan, 2009-2011: hard but hopeful? -- Chapter 5: Pashtun Belt in Pakistan, 2009-2011: Hard and not hopeful -- Chapter 6: Prospects for peace: anarchistan or perfidistan? -- Chapter 7: Operational counterinsurgency in Afghanistan until 2011 -- Key terms and abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Photo captions and credits -- Index -- About the author. 330 $aWar, Will, and Warlords: Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2011 compares the reasons for and the responses to the insurgencies in Afghanistan and Pakistan since October 2001. The book also examines the lack of security and the support of insurgent groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan since the 1970s that explain the rise of the Pakistan-supported Taliban. It explores the border tribal areas between the two countries and how they influence regional stability and U.S. security. Pakistan and Afghanistan represent the epicenter in regional and global Islamist terrorism as conditions and machinations in these two countries led to the emergence of the first Taliban emirate with Pakistan's support. The Taliban harbored al-Qaeda before the 1998 twin embassy attacks in Africa and during the September 2001 attacks on the United States. Al-Qaeda and affiliated armed groups now benefit from sanctuary along the border in Pakistan. The border regions between Afghanistan and Pakistan are inexorably linked to the future stability of South Asia and to the security of the United States. This work explains the implications of what happened during this 10-year period to provide candid insights on the prospects and risks associated with bringing a durable stability to this area of the world. 517 $aWar, will, and warlords 606 $aCounterinsurgency$zAfghanistan$xHistory 606 $aCounterinsurgency$zPakistan$xHistory 607 $aAfghanistan$xBoundaries$zPakistan 607 $aPakistan$xBoundaries$zAfghanistan 615 0$aCounterinsurgency$xHistory. 615 0$aCounterinsurgency$xHistory. 676 $a355.0218 700 $aCassidy$b Robert M.$0572679 712 02$aMarine Corps University (U.S.).$bPress. 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910701713103321 996 $aWar, will, and warlords$93013703 997 $aUNINA