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War Against the Taliban: Why it All Went Wrong in Afghanistan
War Against the Taliban Why it All Went Wrong in Afghanistan Author:Sandy Gall Since the days of Alexander the Great, Afghanistan's strategically significant lands have been fought over by foreign invaders. Today, as yet another generation risks life and limb in this inhospitable territory, an ever-rising death toll puts back under the spotlight almost daily the way the modern war in Afghanistan is being run, and demands a... more »nswers. How and why did we get into this mess? What has gone wrong and why? In the belief that we must confront these questions in order to effect a positive change, Sandy Gall is the first writer to debate these very issues with all the major players, including the former Prime Minister, Tony Blair; ex-Defence Secretaries Dr John Reid, Des Browne and Lord Robertson; senior Generals like Lord Guthrie and Sir Richard Dannatt; outgoing CGS, Sir David Richards; American generals Karl Eikenberry and David Petraeus; and Afghan President Karzai and Defence Minister General Rahim Wardak, among many others. The most comprehensive analysis yet published, "War Against the Taliban" will seek to explain how and why we have become bogged down in what an increasing number of critics claim is an unwinnable war. Examining the emotive issue of equipment shortages, exposing the extent to which the drug trade has corrupted the country, and assessing the accusation of endemic, systemic failure within the MOD, Gall addresses the challenges - political, religious, military - that face those now fighting on the most dangerous frontier in the world.« less
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