Ghosts of Afghanistan : The Haunted Battleground
Jonathan. Steele
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Berkeley : : Counterpoint, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (449 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Thirteen Myths About Afghanistan; Chronology; Dramatis Personae; Anatomy of Afghan Society; Intrduction; 1. Where Are We Now?; 2. The Soviet Invasion; 3. The Gorbachev Effect; 4. Reconciliation Fails; 5. Mujahedin Disaster; 6. Taliban Takeover; 7. Taliban Toppled; 8. Who Killed Asaq?; 9. Back to the Warlords; 10. Taliban Resurgent; 11. Obama and Karzai: The Odd Couple; 12. Talking to the Taliban: How the War Ends; 13. The Girl With the Missing Nose; 14. A Dangerous Neighborhood; Conclusion: The Way Forward; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - A masterful blend of graphic reporting, illuminating interviews, and insightful analysis. Ghosts of Afghanistan is the first account of Afghanistan's turbulent recent history by an independent eyewitness.Jonathan Steele, an award-winning journalist and commentator, has covered the country since his first visit there as a reporter in 1981. He tracked the Soviet occupation and the communist regime of Najibullah, which held the Western-backed resistance at bay for three years after the Soviets left. He covered the arrival of the Taliban to power in Kabul in 1996, and their ret
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| ISBN | 9781582437873
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