Afghanistan's Endless War
Subtitle: State Failure, Regional Politics, and the Rise of the Taliban
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: October 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780295980508
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Political structure & processes; Warfare & Defence; c 1970 to c 1980; c 1980 to c 1990; c 1990 to c 2000; History; Current Affairs; Politics / Current Events; History: World; Afghanistan; Asia - General; Government - Comparative; International Relations - General; Far East; International; 1989-; Social conditions
First sentence: Although it is little noted today, one of the world's most famous border crossings lies between Afghanistan and Pakistan at a tiny town called Torkham.