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Breeding Ground - Afghanistan and the Origins of Islamist Terrorism (Hardcover)
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Breeding Ground - Afghanistan and the Origins of Islamist Terrorism (Hardcover)
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Beginning with the Communist Saur Revolution of 1978 and continuing
through Gen. David Petraeus's 2010 appointment replacing Stanley
McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, this book is
an inside account of one of the most vicious conflicts fought
between the two Cold War superpowers: the Soviet war in Afghanistan
(1979-89). Analyzing the behind-the-scenes decisions made in
Moscow, Washington, and Kabul, former BBC correspondent Deepak
Tripathi shows how that conflict transformed Afghanistan into a
sanctuary for terrorism. Explaining how Afghanistan descended into
a civil war from which the Taliban emerged, Tripathi explores the
ways in which the country ultimately became a grotesque mirror
image of the anticommunist alliance of U.S. forces and radical
Islamists in the Cold War's final phase. Calling for a departure
from the current pursuit of military strong-arm tactics, he
advocates an approach that is centered on development, internal
reconciliation, and societal reconstruction in Afghanistan.
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