How the Bush Administration Mismanaged the Reconstruction of Afghanistan
Issues a persuasive call for greater coherence, clarity, and public candor from the American government regarding its detention policy and practices, and greater citizen awareness of the same. This title illustrates how US detention policy is a tangle of obfuscation rather than a serious set of moral and legal decisions.
Strategy and Policy Choices for America's Longest War
Given the realities of the Taliban's persistence and the desire of US policymakers - and the public - to find a way out, what can and should be the goals of the US and its allies in Afghanistan? This title provides a comprehensive assessment of the alternatives for restoring peace and stability to Afghanistan.
Fernando Gentilini served nearly two years as the civilian representative of NATO in Afghanistan, running a counterinsurgency campaign in the wartorn nation. Afghan Lessons is the fascinating story of his mission. He explores Afghan history, literature, tradition, and culture to understand some of the most basic questions of Western involvement.
The True Story of a British Sniper's Greatest Battle
Dean Bailey flitted between jobs until he decided to join the army. He excelled in his new surroundings and gaining promotion he was put in charge of a sniper section. Posted to Afghanistan, he was thrilled to take on the Taliban, but suffered horrific injuries during an ambush and was flown back to England with his body and dreams in tatters.
"A useful analysis of the Taliban and politics and society in Afghanistan today." (Foreign Affairs) "Highly recommended." (Choice) Composed of essays commissioned from the foremost experts on the Taliban, this anthology traces the movement's origins, its ascendance, the reasons for its success, and its role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
"A useful analysis of the Taliban and politics and society in Afghanistan today." (Foreign Affairs) "Highly recommended." (Choice) Composed of essays commissioned from the foremost experts on the Taliban, this anthology traces the movement's origins, its ascendance, the reasons for its success, and its role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
Jihad on the North West Frontier of India 1897-1898
The tribal unrest-stirred up by fanatical Islamic religious leaders calling for Jihad against the British-that erupted along the North West Frontier of India in 1897. It was a short but sharp period of violence that would see the award of no fewer than eleven VCs, in what was the most serious challenge to the Empire since the Indian Mutiny.
