LEADER 02176nam 22004453 450 001 9910703294703321 005 20210901203522.0 010 $a1-83974-740-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000011922558 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6579387 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6579387 035 $a(OCoLC)1250078641 035 $a(OCoLC)741580080 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011922558 100 $a20210901d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUnderstanding War in Afghanistan 210 1$aChicago :$cBarakaldo Books,$d2021. 210 4$dİ2021. 215 $a1 online resource (109 pages) 300 $aTitle from PDF title page (National Defense University Press, viewed July 19, 2011). 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 606 $aAfghan War, 2001-2021 606 $aAfghan War, 2001-2021$xCauses 607 $aAfghanistan$xHistory$y1989-2001 615 0$aAfghan War, 2001-2021. 615 0$aAfghan War, 2001-2021$xCauses. 700 $aCollins$b Joseph J$0414092 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910703294703321 996 $aUnderstanding War in Afghanistan$93192889 997 $aUNINA