The Afghanistan wars / William Maley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maley, William, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History, Military.

Afghanistan--History--Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.

Afghanistan.

History.

Afghanistan--History--1989-2001.

Afghanistan--History, Military--20th century.

Physical Description:

ix, 340 pages : map ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.

Summary:

The current situation in Afghanistan is all too familiar, but its past remains unfamiliar to many. William Maley offers a valuable insight into Afghanistan's wars and the domestic, regional, and international politics that have exposed the population of what was once one of the most stable states in Asia to enormous damage. Maley examines the Soviet-Afghan War, the Afghan Civil War and the current conflict in the context of Afghanistan's cultural, social, political and geographical complexities. These are complexities with which policy makers, journalists, students and scholars must now come to terms.

Contents:

1 The Road to War 5

2 Soviet Strategy, Tactics, and Dilemmas 37

3 The Development of Afghan Resistance 57

4 The Karmal Period, 1979-1986 85

5 The Najibullah-Gorbachev Period, 1986-1989 108

6 The Road to Soviet Withdrawal 126

7 Consequences of the Soviet-Afghan War 153

8 The Interregnum of Najibullah, 1989-1992 168

9 The Rise and Fall of the Rabbani Government, 1992-1996 194

10 The Rise and Rule of the Taliban, 1994-2001 218

11 The Fall of the Taliban 251.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-321) and index.

ISBN:

033380290X

0333802918

OCLC:

49798986