| Description |
ix, 561 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Thinking about America's war in Afghanistan -- The country and peoples of Afghanistan -- The Taliban Emirate -- The United States enters Afghanistan -- The Karzai regime -- Disorder in Kandahar -- The 2006 Taliban offensive -- Taliban rule, 2007-2010 -- War in the East -- Taliban advances -- The Obama administration and the decision to surge -- The surge in Helmand -- The surge in Kandahar -- End of the surge -- Ghazni and the Andar awakening -- Intervention and identity -- The 2014 elections -- The Taliban offensives of 2015 and 2016 -- The Trump administration -- Peace talks -- Looking back. |
| Summary |
"The American War in Afghanistan is a full history of the war in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2020. It covers political, cultural, strategic, and tactical aspects of the war and details the actions and decision-making of the United States, Afghan government, and Taliban. The work follows a narrative format to go through the 2001 US invasion, the state-building of 2002-2005, the Taliban offensive of 2006, the US surge of 2009-2011, the subsequent drawdown, and the peace talks of 2019-2020. The book examines the overarching questions of the war: Why did the United States fail? What opportunities existed to reach a better outcome? Why did the United States not withdraw from the war?"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- United States.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021.
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| ISBN |
9780197550779 (hardback) |
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