In the graveyard of empires : America's war in Afghanistan
"Following the September 11 attacks, the United States successfully overthrew the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The U.S. established security throughout the country, killing, capturing, or scattering most of al Qa'ida's senior operatives, and Afghanistan finally began to emerge from more than two decades of struggle and conflict. But the author argues that as early as 2001, planning for the Iraq War siphoned resources and personnel, undermining the gains that had been made. He introduces us to key figures on both sides of the war. He then analyzes the insurgency from a historical and structural point of view, showing how a rising drug trade, poor security forces, and pervasive corruption undermined the Karzai government, while Americans abandoned a successful strategy, failed to provide the necessary support, and allowed a growing sanctuary for insurgents in Pakistan to catalyze the Taliban resurgence"--Jacket
xxxiv, 414 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm
9780393068986, 0393068986
286488778
Descent into violence
The mujahideen era
Uncivil war
The rise of the Taliban
Al Qa'ida's strategic alliance
Operation Enduring Freedom
Light footprint
Early successes
The logic of insurgency
Collapse of law and order
A growing cancer
The perfect storm
A three-front war
National caveats
The water must boil
Al Qa'ida : a force multiplier
In the eye of the storm
Back to the future
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