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Focusing on Afghanistan's relations with the West during the latter
half of the 20th century, this study offers new insights on the
long-term origins of the nation's recent tragedies. Roberts finds
that, since the 1930s in particular, Afghanistan pursued policies
far more complex, and considerably more pro-Western, than previous
studies have surmised. By the end of the Second World War, Britain
and Afghanistan seemed headed toward an extensive partnership in
military and economic affairs. Opportunities to cement Afghanistan
to the West existed, but ultimately ran afoul of regional politics,
shortsighted policy, and indifference. The rise of the Indian
nationalist movement and the eventual partition of India would have
strategic ramifications for Afghanistan. Pakistan and India,
weakened and poised against each other, saw no reason to aid the
Kabul regime, leaving only the United States as a potential
benefactor. Successive American administrations, however, denied
most Afghan requests. When the Eisenhower administration extended
support to Pakistan, it alienated Afghan leaders, who then chose to
broker a deal with the Soviet Union. Roberts analyzes recent
American policy toward Afghanistan and its neighbors, clarifying
the current situation and offering guidelines for future relations.
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