The Wars of Afghanistan : : Messianic Terrorism, Tribal Conflicts, and the Failures of Great Powers
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An insider's account of Afghanistan's history since the 1970s and how the CIA's covert operations and the Pentagon's military strategy have strengthened extremism in the country.
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PUBLISHED
New York : PublicAffairs, c2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: xxxviii, 849 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781586487638
1586487639
SUBJECTS
Terrorism -- Afghanistan.
Messianism -- Afghanistan.
Islam and politics -- Afghanistan.
Tribes -- Afghanistan.
Social conflict -- Afghanistan.
Great powers.
Afghanistan -- Politics and government.
Afghanistan -- History.
Afghanistan -- History, Military.
Afghanistan -- Foreign relations.