Format:
Online-Ressource (192 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780815724230
Series Statement:
Brookings-SSPA Series on Public Administration
Content:
Fernando Gentilini served nearly two years as the civilian representative of NATO in Afghanistan, running a counterinsurgency campaign in the wartorn nation. Afghan Lessons is the fascinating story of his mission, a firsthand view of Afghanistan through a kaleidoscope. He explores Afghan history, literature, tradition, and culture to understand some of the most basic questions of Western involvement: What is the purpose? What does an international presence mean, and how can it help?Highlights from Afghan Lessons""This is a book about different worlds, different realiti
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; How I Ended Up in Afghanistan: February-July 2008; Signals: 1968, 1979, 2001, 2007; Dubai, Terminal 2: July 13, 2008; Kabul; A Small Travel Library, I; The First Steps; ""What? They've Surrounded Kabul?""; Winning; The Neo-Taliban; A Word of Advice From a Princess; ""The Insubstantial State""; Arg; Civilian Casualties, I; What There Was, What There Should Have Been; To Coordinate-or To Be Coordinated; A Small Travel Library, II; ISAF; Khyber: 1842, 1878, 1919, 1928; Indian Holiday; Snow
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Clear, Hold, and BuildCivilian Casualties, II; Obama and AF-PAK: March 29, 2009; Awkward Neighbors; A Small Travel Library, III; A Dream; Karzai; Bird's-Eye Views; Kandahar; Coin-the Counterinsurgency Manual; Civilian Casualties, III; Shia Family Law; Women; A Small Travel Library, IV; Death in August; The Presidential Elections; A Way to Reconciliation; The Future of AF-PAK; Leaving Kabul: February 2010; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780815724247
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780815724230
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Afghan Lessons : Culture, Diplomacy, and Counterinsurgency
Language:
English
Keywords:
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