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The wars of Afghanistan:messianic terrorism, tribal conflicts, and the failures of great powers/ Peter Tomsen.

Physical description: xxxviii, 849 p. ill., maps 24 cm.;
Bibliographic notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.;
Edition: 1st ed.;
Author(s): TOMSEN, Peter;
ISBN: 9781586487638 (hbk.;
Subjects: Terrorism --Afghanistan.; Messianism --Afghanistan.; Islam and politics --Afghanistan.; Tribes --Afghanistan.; Social conflict --Afghanistan.; Great powers.;
Afghanistan --Politics and government.; Afghanistan --History.; Afghanistan --History, Military.; Afghanistan --Foreign relations.;
Summary notes: An insider's account of Afghanistan's history since the 1970s and how the CIA's covert operations and the Pentagon's military strategy have strengthened extremism in the country.;
Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs , c2011.;
Call number: 958.1 TOM;
Type: Book (Bibliographies)
Available At: Main Library -> stacks
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