William Maley provides an authoritative account of the waves of conflict which, for nearly a quarter of a century, devastated much of the country. This newedition has been updated throughout in the light of the latest research and features a new final chapter which examines post-Taliban Afghanistan, bringing the story up to the present day. INDICE: Acknowledgements - Note on References - Map - Introduction - The Road to War - Soviet Strategy, Tactics and Dilemmas - The Development of AfghanResistance - The Karmal Period 1979-1986 - The Najibullah-Gorbachev Period 1986-1989 - The Road to Soviet Withdrawal - Consequences of the Soviet-Afghan War - The Interregnum of Najibullah 1989-1992 - The Rise and Fall of the RabbaniGovernment 1992-1996 - The Rise and Rule of the Taliban 1994-2001 - The Fall of the Taliban - Post-Taliban Afghanistan - References - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-21313-5
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 344
- Fecha Publicación: 26/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés