| Physical Description |
xxiii, 757 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references 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 to 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 CIA ; The conflict resolution cell ; Kayani 2.0 ; Lives and limbs ; Kayai 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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Afghan War, 2001-2021
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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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Military intelligence -- United States.
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United States -- Military relations -- Pakistan.
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Pakistan -- Military relations -- United States.
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| Alternate Title |
C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan |
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