The wars of Afghanistan messianic terrorism, tribal conflicts, and the failures of great powers
An insider's account of Afghanistan's history since the 1970s and how the CIA's covert operations and the Pentagon's military strategy have strengthened extremism in the country.
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| Call Number : | DS 357.5 .T66 2013 |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Tomsen, Peter | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The wars of Afghanistan |b messianic terrorism, tribal conflicts, and the failures of great powers |c Peter Tomsen |
| 260 | |a New York |b PublicAffairs |c 2013. | ||
| 300 | |a xxxviii, 850 p., [16] p. of plates |b iil., maps |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Tribal incubator -- Fission -- Mission to the mujahidin -- America and Afghanistan. | |
| 520 | |a An insider's account of Afghanistan's history since the 1970s and how the CIA's covert operations and the Pentagon's military strategy have strengthened extremism in the country. | ||
| 592 | |a 00013515 |b 29/09/2014 |c RM126.02 |h PVK | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Terrorism |z Afghanistan. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Messianism |z Afghanistan. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Islam and politics |z Afghanistan. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Tribes |z Afghanistan. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Afghanistan |x Politics and government. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Afghanistan |x History. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Afghanistan |x History, Military. | |
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