The war for Afghanistan : a very brief history /
When it invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the United States sought to do something previous foreign powers had never attempted: to create an Afghani state where none existed. More than a decade on, the new regime in Kabul remains plagued by illegitimacy and ineffectiveness. What happened? As Thomas Barfi...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2010.
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Edition: | [Princeton Shorts ed.]. |
Series: | Princeton shorts.
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Afghanistan Enters the Twenty-first Century; The United States in Afghanistan, 2001-; The Historical and Cultural Template for the Bonn Accord; Rebuilding the Afghan State; International Relations; The Insurgency; Obama's War; Notes; About the Author; Related Titles.