Ghosts of Afghanistan The Haunted Battleground
by Steele, JonathanFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2011-10-04
Publisher(s): Counterpoint
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Summary
A masterful blend of graphic reporting, illuminating interviews, and insightful analysis, here is the first account of Afghanistan's turbulent recent history by an independent eyewitness. Showing how and why Soviet efforts to negotiate an end to the war came to nothing, Steele explains how negotiations today could put a stop to the tragedies that have afflicted Afghanistan for three decades. 256 pp.
Author Biography
Jonathan Steele is the former chief foreign correspondent for the Guardian. He has won numerous journalistic awards, and he has twice been named International Reporter of the Year at the British Press Awards. A regular broadcaster on the BBC and CNN, Steele has written several books on international affairs. He lives in London.
Table of Contents
| Thirteen Myths About Afghanistan | p. 1 |
| Chronology | p. 3 |
| Dramatis Personae | p. 5 |
| Anatomy of Afghan Society | p. 9 |
| A Map of Afghanistan | p. 11 |
| Introduction | p. 13 |
| where Are We Now? | p. 19 |
| The Soviet Invasion | p. 53 |
| The Gorbachev Effect | p. 33 |
| Reconciliation Fails | p. 131 |
| Mujahedin Disaster | p. 151 |
| Taliban Takeover | p. 167 |
| Taliban Toppled | p. 215 |
| Who Killed Asaq? | p. 241 |
| Back To The Warlords | p. 255 |
| Taliban Resurgent | p. 283 |
| Obama And Karzal: The Odd Couple | p. 311 |
| Talking To The Taliban: How The War Ends | p. 323 |
| The Girl With The Hissing Nose | p. 361 |
| A Dangerous Neighborhood | p. 373 |
| conclusion: The Wav Forward | p. 331 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 393 |
| Notes | p. 401 |
| Bibliography | p. 421 |
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