In the graveyard of empires: America's war in Afghanistan

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Jones, Seth G

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W.W. Norton

Pub. Date

[2009]

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English

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9780393068986

Table of Contents

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1. Descent into violence

2. The mujahideen era

3. Uncivil war

4. The rise of the Taliban

5. Al Qa'ida's strategic alliance

6. Operation Enduring Freedom

7. Light footprint

8. Early successes

9. The logic of insurgency

10. Collapse of law and order

11. A growing cancer

12. The perfect storm

13. A three-front war

14. National caveats

15. The water must boil

16. Al Qa'ida : a force multiplier

17. In the eye of the storm

18. Back to the future.

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Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001

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