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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Half title; MUP ISLAMIC STUDIES SERIES; Title page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I; A State in Limbo; Part II; State, Islam, Ethnicity and Insurgency in Afghanistan; Mismatching Means and Ends: Strategic Failure in Afghanistan; Part III; Reconstruction: A Critical Assessment; The New City of Kabul: Sustainable Peace and Growth Through Greater Kabul; Part IV; The Afghan People: Forgotten and Frustrated; Prospects for Women: Gender and Social Justice; Part V; Australia's Political and Military Objectives1 |
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Curiously Incurious: The Australian Media, the Australian Military and AfghanistanPublic Opinion, Public Affairs and the ADF's war in Afghanistan; Conclusion; Imprint |
| Summary |
A decade after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, the country continues to face a growing insurgency and crises of governance. The Afghanistan Conflict and Australia's Role tackles a number of critical dimensions-politics, society, military, and reconstruction-of this conflict from a range of perspectives. This book unpacks the nature and complexity of the conflict at national and international levels. It makes a critical assessment of the performance of President Hamid Karzai and his government, and the efforts made by the international community, the US and its NATO and n |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Participation, Australian
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Diplomatic relations
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Military participation -- Australian
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Foreign relations -- Afghanistan
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Afghanistan -- Foreign relations
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| Subject |
Afghanistan
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Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Saikal, Amin, 1950-
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| ISBN |
9780522860764 |
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0522860761 |
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