Description: Afghanistan's Violent Decades : A History, 1978 Through 2021, Paperback by Sprague, Stanley B., ISBN 1476691851, ISBN-13 9781476691855, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "This book examines the key political and military events in Afghanistan from 1978 to August 2021. It covers the Afghan-Soviet war and how that war was followed by an Afghan Civil War that made the country receptive to the rise of the Afghan Taliban. It explains how the Taliban secured control of Afghanistan's government, and permitted Osama bin Laden to reside in the country while he secretly planned an attack on the American mainland. It also covers why Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001, flew hijacked airliners into New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It describes how American and NATO forces responded by invading Afghanistan to destroy al-Qaeda and to overthrow the Taliban government. The 20-year Afghan-NATO war which followed would lead to American troops suffering 2,488 dead and 20,722 wounded. This book is one of the first to cover this long war written after the war ended in August 2021, giving it a new perspective. It offers an even-handed coverage of the war based on Taliban, American, and British sources"--
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Book Title: Afghanistan's Violent Decades : A History, 1978 Through 2021
Number of Pages: 285 Pages
Publication Name: Afghanistan's Violent Decades : a History, 1978 Through 2021
Language: English
Publisher: Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: Asia / Central Asia, Asia / General, Military / Afghan War (2001-)
Item Weight: 18.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Stanley B. Sprague
Item Length: 10 in
Subject Area: History
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
