Afghanistan: How the West Lost Its Way

Afghanistan: How the West Lost Its Way
ISBN-10
0300154585
ISBN-13
9780300154580
Series
Afghanistan
Category
Political Science
Pages
303
Language
English
Published
2011-01-01
Publisher
Yale University Press
Authors
Alex Marshall, Tim Bird

Description

Examines why the West has failed to achieve its objectives in Afghanistan, discussing the country's drug trade, political corruption, troubled relations with Pakistan, and harsh terrain, and the lessons about nation building that can be learned from the experience.

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