How we won & lost the war in Afghanistan
Subtitle: two years in the Pashtun homeland
By: Douglas Grindle
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781612349541
Subjects: American Personal narratives; Afghan War, 2001-; Journalists
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Into Afghanistan; title: The train-up; title: KAF world; title: Part II. Into Dand; title: Settling in; title: Ousting the Taliban; title: Nazak's grand bargain; title: Priming the economy; title: Waiting to work; title: Kick-starting the staff; title: Outpost life; title: Security holds; title: Women's work; title: Part III. Dand in the balance; title: Stealing from women; title: Still starved of money; title: Corruption of many kinds; title: Holding back the Taliban; title: The economy misses; title: Solutions made in Washington; title: Dand in the balance; title: Part IV. On to Maiwand; title: Two districts; title: Security failing in Maiwand; title: Drugs, not jobs; title: Epilogue.