The American war in Afghanistan : a history

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malkasian, Carter, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Aerial operations, American.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 561 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York Oxford University Press 2021

Summary:

In The American War in Afghanistan, Carter Malkasian provides the first authoritative history of the entire conflict. He moves through its multiple phases: the 2001 invasion and after; the light American footprint during the 2003 Iraq invasion; the resurgence of the Taliban in 2006, the Obama-era surge, and the various resets in strategy and force allocations that occurred from 2011 onward, culminating in the 2018-2020 peace talks. Wise and all-encompassing, this will stand as the most significant account of America's longest war for years to come.

Contents:

1. Thinking about America's War in Afghanistan

2. The Country and Peoples of Afghanistan

3. The Taliban Emirate

4. The United States Enters Afghanistan

5. The Karzai Regime

6. Disorder in Kandahar

7. The 2006 Taliban Offensive

8. Taliban Rule, 2007-​2010

9. War in the East

10. Taliban Advances

11. The Obama Administration and the Decision to Surge

12. The Surge in Helmand

13. The Surge in Kandahar

14. End of the Surge

15. Ghazni and the Andar Awakening

16. Intervention and Identity

17. The 2014 Elections

18. The Taliban Offensives of 2015 and 2016

19. The Trump Administration

20. Peace Talks

21. Looking Back

Notes

Glossary and Abbreviations

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

GOBI

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-755079-7

0-19-755080-0

0-19-755078-9