TY - BOOK AU - Alexander,Chris TI - The long way back : : Afghanistan's quest for peace / SN - 9780062020376 AV - DS371.412. A44 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - New York : PB - HarperCollins Publishers, KW - Afghan War, 2001- KW - Peace KW - Afghanistan KW - History KW - 2001- KW - Politics and government KW - Social conditions KW - 21st century KW - 21st century. KW - Politics and government. KW - Social conditions. N1 - “Includes bibliography”—(p. 253-258); Contents: Treading lightly : Price of entry—Friend for a season—Palace rules—Secret heart—Home front : Hanging fire : Trampled vintage—New colonialists—Western approaches—Inner light : Bolder strokes. Talent's table—Dance of war—Lost arts N2 - Abstract: Traces the achievements and disappointments encountered on the road to political stability in a war-torn nation, paying homage to the ordinary Afghan citizens and Western troops engaged in this important endeavor ER -