The War for Afghanistan: A Very Brief History

From Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History

Nonfiction, History, Middle East, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: Thomas Barfield ISBN: 9781400843145
Publisher: Princeton University Press Publication: May 6, 2012
Imprint: Princeton University Press Language: English
Author: Thomas Barfield
ISBN: 9781400843145
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication: May 6, 2012
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Language: English

When it invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the United States sought to do something previous foreign powers had never attempted: to create an Afghani state where none existed. More than a decade on, the new regime in Kabul remains plagued by illegitimacy and ineffectiveness. What happened? As Thomas Barfield shows, the history of previous efforts to build governments in Afghanistan does much to explain the difficulties besetting this newest experiment.

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When it invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the United States sought to do something previous foreign powers had never attempted: to create an Afghani state where none existed. More than a decade on, the new regime in Kabul remains plagued by illegitimacy and ineffectiveness. What happened? As Thomas Barfield shows, the history of previous efforts to build governments in Afghanistan does much to explain the difficulties besetting this newest experiment.

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