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Lessons from Afghanistan's history for the current transition and beyond / William Byrd.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Byrd, William A.
- Series:
- Special report (United States Institute of Peace) ; 314.
- Special report ; 314
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Afghanistan--History.
- Afghanistan.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021.
- Disengagement (Military science).
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (15 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : United States Institute of Peace, 2012.
- Summary:
- Despite interesting patterns from the past and at least superficially striking parallels with the present, policies on Afghanistan have not been adequately informed by an understanding of the country's history. Nor has the extensive academic literature on Afghan history been translated into policy; on the contrary, much that has been attempted in Afghanistan since late 2001 has been remarkably ahistorical. This report identifies broad historical patterns and distills relevant lessons that may be applicable to policies during the 2011 to 2014 transition and beyond.
- Contents:
- Introduction.
- Before 1978.
- Soviet occupation, withdrawal, and aftermath.
- Similarities and differences, then and now.
- Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 23, 2012).
- "September 2012."
- Includes bibliographical references (page 15).
- OCLC:
- 814132048
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