A timely lesson in the perils of nation-building and a sobering
reminder of the limits of military power from the Costa Award
winning author of The Volunteer. In its earliest days, the
American-led war in Afghanistan appeared to be a triumph - a 'good
war' in comparison to the debacle in Iraq. It has since turned into
one of the longest and most expensive wars in recent history. The
story of how this good war went so bad may well turn out to be a
defining tragedy of the twenty-first century - yet, as acclaimed
war correspondent Jack Fairweather explains, it should also give us
reason to hope for an outcome grounded in Afghan reality. In The
Good War, Fairweather provides the first full narrative history of
the war in Afghanistan, from the 2001 invasion to the 2014
withdrawal. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, previously
unpublished archives, and months of experience living and reporting
in Afghanistan, Fairweather traces the course of the conflict from
its inception after 9/11 to the drawdown in 2014. In the process,
he explores the righteous intentions and astounding hubris that
caused the West's strategy in Afghanistan to flounder, refuting the
long-held notion that the war could have been won with more troops
and cash. Fairweather argues that only by accepting the limitations
in Afghanistan - from the presence of the Taliban to the ubiquity
of poppy production to the country's inherent unsuitability for
rapid, Western-style development - can we help to restore peace in
this shattered land. The Good War leads readers from the White
House Situation Room to Afghan military outposts, from warlords'
palaces to insurgents' dens, to explain how the US and its British
allies might have salvaged the Afghan campaign - and how we must
rethink other 'good' wars in the future.
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