| Description |
1 online resource (xiii pages, 176 pages) : map |
| Series |
Brookings-SSPA series on public administration |
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Brookings-SSPA series on public administration.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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, and culture to understand some of the most basic questions of Western involvement: What is the purpose? What does an international presence mean, and how can it help? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Gentilini, Fernando -- Travel -- Afghanistan
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| SUBJECT |
Gentilini, Fernando fast |
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Gentilini, Fernando. fast/nic/nac |
| Subject |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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| SUBJECT |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization fast |
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Afghan War, 2001-2021.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Afghan War (2001- )
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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Travel
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| SUBJECT |
Afghanistan -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87003721
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| Subject |
Afghanistan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2013018635 |
| ISBN |
9780815724247 |
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0815724241 |
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