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Afghan lessons : culture, diplomacy, and counterinsurgency /

The author served nearly two years as the civilian representative of NATO in Afghanistan, running a counterinsurgency campaign in the wartorn nation. This book is the story of his mission and a firsthand view of Afghanistan through a kaleidoscope. He explores Afghan history, literature, tradition, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gentilini, Fernando
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2013.
Colección:Brookings-SSPA series on public administration.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Richard Cooper
  • How I ended up in Afghanistan, February-July 2008
  • Signals, 1968, 1979, 2001, 2007
  • Dubai, Terminal 2, July 13, 2008
  • Kabul
  • A small travel library, I
  • The first steps
  • "What? They've surrounded Kabul?"
  • Winning
  • The neo-Taliban
  • A world of advice from a princess
  • "The insubstantial state"
  • Arg
  • Civilian casualties, I
  • What there was, what there should have been
  • To coordinate, or to be coordinated
  • A small travel library, II
  • ISAF
  • Khyber, 1842, 1878, 1919, 1928
  • Indian holiday
  • Snow
  • Clear, hold, and build
  • Civilian casualties, II
  • Obama and Af-Pak, March 29, 2009
  • Awkward neighbors
  • A small travel library, III
  • A dream
  • Karzai
  • Bird's-eye views
  • Kandahar
  • COIN, the counterinsurgency manual
  • Civilian casualties, III
  • Shia family law
  • Women
  • A small travel library, IV
  • Death in August
  • The presidential elections
  • A way to reconciliation
  • The future of Af-Pak
  • Leaving Kabul, February 2010.