The army of Afghanistan : a political history of a fragile institution / Antonio Giustozzi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giustozzi, Antonio, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Afghanistan. Afghan National Army--History.

Afghanistan.

Afghanistan. Afghan National Army--Political activity.

Afghanistan. Afghan National Army.

Civil-military relations--Afghanistan--History.

Civil-military relations.

Politics and government.

History.

Political participation.

Afghanistan--Politics and government--20th century.

Armies.

Local Subjects:

Afghanistan. Afghan National Army--History.

Afghanistan.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 309 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Hurst & Company, [2015]

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Under the monarchy and the first republic 5

A short history of Afghan army development 1880-1953 5

Modernization under the monarchy 12

Modernization under Daud's presidency, 1973-8 18

3 The Afghan army under the second (leftist) republic 27

Army and politics 27

Army and society 51

Fighting power 61

The impact of Soviet assistance 104

Might is not enough 111

4 The army under the third (Islamist) republic and under the Emirate 113

The army and the mujahidin 113

The Taliban's army 1996-2001 116

5 The ANA under the 'fourth republic' 123

Towards the re-monopolisation of violence? 123

Army and politics 131

The numbers game 147

Causes of low quality in recruitment and high attrition 159

Administration and logistics 162

The chain of command 170

Professionalism 173

The ANA on the battlefield 179

Dependency on external support 209

6 Conclusion 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781849044813

1849044813

OCLC:

939531128