Description |
1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Part I. Into Afghanistan -- The train-up -- KAF world -- Part II. Into Dand -- Settling in -- Ousting the Taliban -- Nazak's grand bargain -- Priming the economy -- Waiting to work -- Kick-starting the staff -- Outpost life -- Security holds -- Women's work -- Part III. Dand in the balance -- Stealing from women -- Still starved of money -- Corruption of many kinds -- Holding back the Taliban -- The economy misses -- Solutions made in Washington -- Dand in the balance -- Part IV. On to Maiwand -- Two districts -- Security failing in Maiwand -- Drugs, not jobs -- Epilogue. |
Note |
Description based on print version record. |
Subject |
Grindle, Douglas.
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Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American.
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Afghan War, 2001- -- Journalists.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Title |
How we won and lost the war in Afghanistan : two years in the Pashtun homeland |
Other Form: |
Print version: Grindle, Douglas. How we won & lost the war in Afghanistan : two years in the Pashtun homeland. Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2017] pages, plates 9781612349541 |
ISBN |
9781612349541 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781612349930 (electronic bk.) |
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