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The Afghanistan Wars by William Maley
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The Afghanistan Wars [Hardback]

by William Maley
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Description of The Afghanistan Wars

William Maley provides an authoritative account of the waves of conflict which, for nearly a quarter of a century, devastated much of the country. This new edition has been updated throughout in the light of the latest research and features a new final chapter which examines post-Taliban Afghanistan, bringing the story up to the present day.

Title Information

ISBN:
9780230213135
Pages:
336 pages
Format:
Hardback
Product Code:
418431
Publisher:
Palgrave MacMillan
Published:
21/08/2009
Edition:
2nd Edition

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About William Maley

WILLIAM MALEY is Professor and Director of the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy at The Australian National University, Australia.

Contents of The Afghanistan Wars

Acknowledgements
Note on References
Map
Introduction
The Road to War
Soviet Strategy, Tactics and Dilemmas
The Development of Afghan Resistance
The Karmal Period 1979-1986
The Najibullah-Gorbachev Period 1986-1989
The Road to Soviet Withdrawal
Consequences of the Soviet-Afghan War
The Interregnum of Najibullah 1989-1992
The Rise and Fall of the Rabbani Government 1992-1996
The Rise and Rule of the Taliban 1994-2001
The Fall of the Taliban
Post-Taliban Afghanistan
References
Index


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