| Description |
xxiii, 757 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [693]-736) and index. |
| Contents |
Part one. Blind into battle, September 2001-December 2001 -- "Something has happened to Khalid" -- Judgment day -- Friends like these -- Risk management -- Catastrophic success -- Part two. Losing the peace, 2002-2006 -- Small change -- Taliban for Karzai -- The enigma -- "His rules were different than our rules" -- Mr. Big -- Ambassador vs. Ambassador -- Digging a hole in the ocean -- Radicals -- Part three. The best intentions, 2006-2009 -- Suicide detectives -- Plan Afghanistan -- Murder and the deep state -- Hard data -- Tough love -- Terror and the deep state -- The new big dogs -- Losing Karzai -- A war to give people a chance -- Part four. The end of illusion, 2010-2014 -- The one-man C.I.A. -- The conflict resolution cell -- Kayani 2.0 -- Lives and limbs -- Kayani 3.0 -- Hostages -- Dragon's breath -- Martyrs Day -- Fight and talk -- The Afghan hand -- Homicide Division -- Self-inflicted wounds -- Coups d'état -- Epilogue: Victim impact statements. |
| Summary |
Traces America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the years since 9/11, and how the U.S. efforts in the Afghan War faltered because of a failure to understand the intentions of Pakistan's intelligence agency. |
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United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
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Pakistan. Inter Services Intelligence.
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Taliban.
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Qaida (Organization)
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United States Central Intelligence Agency.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021
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Military intelligence -- United States.
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Military intelligence -- Pakistan.
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United States -- Military relations -- Pakistan.
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Pakistan -- Military relations -- United States.
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Afghan War, 2001-
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United States -- Military relations -- Pakistan.
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HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern.
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| ISBN |
9781594204586 (hardcover) |
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1594204586 (hardcover) |
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9781846146602 |
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1846146607 |
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