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Afghanistan - Iraq - Taliban

 
  • Taliban - Ahmed Rashid

    Rashid's book describes regional instability before 9/11 and shows the  historical  ethnic reasons for modern alliances. Published presciently in 2000, he analyses without the benefit of hindsigh -- particularly the US - Taliban relationship dictated more by Unocal oil interests and an anti Iran foreign policy  than by consideration of the Taliban's actual actions

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  • Descent into Chaos -Ahmed Rashid

    is the disturbing sequel to the first book, following events in Central Asia to 2008
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  • The Gilgit Game and When Men & Mountains Meet

    John Keay's classic accounts of the British attempts to explore and subdue Afghanistan and Pakistan's Northwest Frontier
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  • The Storyteller’s Daughter - Saira Shah
  • RESURRECTING EMPIRE - Rashid Khalili

    Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East
  • Night Draws Near

    Deja vu

    - several recent books off history evoke modern parallels:
  • - an American president seeks to avoid difficulties with domestic politics by making a preemptive attack on a vastly inferior nation.   The initial invasion goes well, but is soon bogged down when the mismatched enemy forces refuse to come out in open field battle. ..... however, this war took place 150 years ago!
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  • An invading force gets bogged down in New Jersey and fights an insurgency
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