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Ali, Tariq,

The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan : a chronicle foretold / 40-year war in Afghanistan Tariq Ali. - xxv, 244 pages : illustration, map ; 20 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

I. Moscow, Washington, Lahore: 1979-2000 -- Soviet troops out of Afghanistan! -- Between the hammer and the anvil -- The arrival of the Taliban -- 'Try and disarm us if you can' -- II. Operation enduring disaster: 2001-08 -- Into Pakistan's Maelstrom -- The king of greater Afghanistan -- The dam will burst sooner or later -- So, was it worth it? -- The terror trail -- A doomed mission -- A favourite attack dog in the imperial kennel -- Mirage of the good war -- Why a 'surge' would bring fresh disasters -- III. AF-PAK is burning: 2008-11 -- Next door to war -- The American war moves to Pakistan -- On the north-west frontier -- Imperial diktats -- A war gone badly wrong -- It's no secret what Pakistan's been doing with the Taliban -- 'Why kill the goose?' -- The Abbottabad incident -- More cover-up than self-criticism -- 'Breaches of sovereignty' -- IV. Impending defeat: 2012-21 -- Obama's only way out of Afghanistan is to talk -- The not-so-lone gunman -- Pakistan's future is tied to the Taliban -- Twenty years after 9/11.

ISBN: 9781839768170

LCCN: 2022288072

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC1F3822 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020327461 Uk

Subjects--Corporate Names:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-2099

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Afghanistan--History--1989-2001.
Afghanistan--History--2001-2021.
Afghanistan--History--Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
Afghanistan--History, Military--20th century.
Afghanistan--History, Military--21st century.
Afghanistan.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.
Military history.
Informational works.

LC Class. No.: DS371.2 / .A463 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 958.104/7 958.104/5