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War against the Taliban : why it all went wrong in Afghanistan / Sandy Gall.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Bloomsbury, 2012.Description: xiii, 385 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781408809051
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS371.412. G35 2012
Contents:
Contents: Map—Foreword—Part one : early battles—1. Zia and the ISI, 1970-1984 (p. 3)—2. The coming of the Taliban, 1995-2001 (p. 24)—3. Tora Bora 1, 1982-2001 (p. 32)—4. Tora Bora 2, 2001-2002 (p. 46)—5. The British inKabul, 2001-2002 (p. 61)—6. The great game in the south, 2005 (p. 82)—7. Ed Butler and Musa Qala, 2006 (p. 96)—Part two : corruption and bad governance—8. Patronage or corruption (p. 119)—9. The Narco state (p. 127)—10. Sherard and the French (p. 147)—11. The girl who ran away from her husband, 2010 (p. 153)—12. The state of the insurgency, 2008 (p. 165)—13. The protection-money racket (p. 181)—14. A coalition government, 2010 (p. 194)—Part three : why we failed in Helmand : politicians or generals—15. Brown and Blair : double nemesis, 2006-2009 (p. 207)—16. General Richards takes over, 2006-2011 (p. 220)—17. The battles of Panjwai and Musa Qala, 2006-2007 (p. 236)—Part four : end game and the Pakistan connection—18. McChrystal brought down by Roling Stone (p. 253)—19. The Afghan Mafia, 2009 (p. 268)—20. The beginning of the end? Summer 2010 (p. 282)—21. The Taliban in Quetta, 2007 (p. 292)—22. The sun in the sky (p. 302)—23. Turning tide—Epilogue (p. 341)—Notes (p. 351)—Select bibliography (p. 367)—Acknowledgment (p. 371)—Index (p. 375).
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Available 3ACKU000363241
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University DS371.412.G35 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 3ACKU000352830
Total holds: 0

“Includes bibliography”—(p. [367]-369).

Contents: Map—Foreword—Part one : early battles—1. Zia and the ISI, 1970-1984 (p. 3)—2. The coming of the Taliban, 1995-2001 (p. 24)—3. Tora Bora 1, 1982-2001 (p. 32)—4. Tora Bora 2, 2001-2002 (p. 46)—5. The British inKabul, 2001-2002 (p. 61)—6. The great game in the south, 2005 (p. 82)—7. Ed Butler and Musa Qala, 2006 (p. 96)—Part two : corruption and bad governance—8. Patronage or corruption (p. 119)—9. The Narco state (p. 127)—10. Sherard and the French (p. 147)—11. The girl who ran away from her husband, 2010 (p. 153)—12. The state of the insurgency, 2008 (p. 165)—13. The protection-money racket (p. 181)—14. A coalition government, 2010 (p. 194)—Part three : why we failed in Helmand : politicians or generals—15. Brown and Blair : double nemesis, 2006-2009 (p. 207)—16. General Richards takes over, 2006-2011 (p. 220)—17. The battles of Panjwai and Musa Qala, 2006-2007 (p. 236)—Part four : end game and the Pakistan connection—18. McChrystal brought down by Roling Stone (p. 253)—19. The Afghan Mafia, 2009 (p. 268)—20. The beginning of the end? Summer 2010 (p. 282)—21. The Taliban in Quetta, 2007 (p. 292)—22. The sun in the sky (p. 302)—23. Turning tide—Epilogue (p. 341)—Notes (p. 351)—Select bibliography (p. 367)—Acknowledgment (p. 371)—Index (p. 375).

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