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100 1 Williams, Brian Glyn.
245 14 The last warlord :|bthe life and legend of Dostum, the
Afghan warrior who led US special forces to topple the
Taliban regime /|cBrian Glyn Williams, PhD.
264 1 Chicago, Illinois :|bChicago Review Press,|c©2013.
300 1 online resource (xviii, 334 pages)
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 computer|bc|2rdamedia
338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
504 Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 |tThe warlord of Mazar --|tHow to meet a warlord --|tThe
approaching storm --|tRaiders --|tLast line of defense --
|tThe evil comes to America --|tSearch for a plan --
|tKhoja Doko village, 1954 --|tThe first battles --|tThe
soldier --|tThe traitor --|tKhadija --|tConspiracies --
|tThe warlord --|tThe coup --|tMalik --|tThe Americans --
|tThe offensive begins --|tInterview with a warlord --
|tEpilogue.
520 Chronicling the spectacular rise to power of General Abdul
Rashid Dostum, this is an intimate profile of the one of
the most powerful warlords to have dominated Afghanistan
in the years since the Soviet withdrawal in the late
1980s. His rise from simple peasant villager to warrior
against the repressive policies of the Taliban and Al
Qaeda is told by one of the few outsiders to be accepted
into Dostum's stronghold in the northern deserts of
Afghanistan. Thanks to this unprecedented access, author
Brian Glyn Williams was able to conduct lengthy interviews
with Dostum and his family, as well as his subcommanders,
local chieftains, mullahs, Taliban enemies, prisoners of
war, and women's rights activists. What emerges is an
intensely personal account of the Mongol warlord,
detailing his childhood, motivations, hopes for his
country, and conviction that it is time for a new
generation of Western-trained technocrats to shape his
country's destiny. With the drawing down of U.S. troops in
2014 and Dostum poised to reenter the world stage to fight
a resurgent Taliban, this timely analysis provides
important historical context to the controversy swirling
around Afghanistan's warlord culture and is an essential
contribution to the debate on Afghanistan's future.
588 0 Print version record.
600 10 Dūstum, ʻAbd al-Rashīd,|d1954-
600 17 Dūstum, ʻAbd al-Rashīd,|d1954-|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01924950
610 20 Taliban.
610 27 Taliban.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00743547
648 7 Since 1989|2fast
650 0 Warlordism|zAfghanistan|xHistory.
650 0 Dū stum,?Abd al|yRashī d, 1954.
650 0 Taliban. Warlordism|zAfghanistan|xHistory.
650 7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|xHistorical.|2bisacsh
650 7 HISTORY|zAsia|xCentral Asia.|2bisacsh
650 7 HISTORY|zAsia|xGeneral.|2bisacsh
650 7 HISTORY|xMilitary|xAfghan War (2001- )|2bisacsh
650 7 Politics and government.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919741
650 7 Warlordism.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01170813
651 0 Afghanistan|xPolitics and government|y1989-2001.
651 0 Afghanistan|xPolitics and government|y2001-2021
651 7 Afghanistan.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01205406
655 7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628
776 08 |iPrint version:|aWilliams, Brian Glyn.|tLast warlord
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