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The American war in Afghanistan : a history / Carter Malkasian.

by Malkasian, Carter, 1975- author.

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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- United States.

0197645496 (paperback)

9780197645499 (paperback)

ix, 587 pages, 10 unnumbered pages plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.

List of maps -- List of figures -- 1. Thinking about America's war in Afghanistan --- 2. The country and peoples of Afghanistan -- 3. The Taliban emirate -- 4. The United States enters Afghanistan -- 5. The Karsai regime -- 6. Disorder in Kandahar -- 7. The 2006 Taliban offensive -- 8. Taliban rule, 2007-2010 -- 9. War in the east -- 10. Taliban advances -- 11. The Obama administration and the decision to surge -- 12. The surge in Helman -- 13. The surge in Kandahar -- 14. End of the surge -- 15. Ghazni and the Andar awakening -- 16. Intervention and identity -- 17. The 2014 elections -- 18. The Taliban offesnives of 2015 and 2016 -- 19. The Trump administration -- 20. Peace talks -- 21. The end of the Afghan democracy -- 22. Looking back -- Notes -- Glossary and abbreviations -- Select bibliography -- Index.

"The American war in Afghanistan, which behan in 2001 and ended in 2021, was the longest armed conflict in the nation's history. In The American War in Afghanistan, Carter Malkasian provides the first comprehensive history of the entire conflict. Drawinf from a deep well of local knowledge and a rich array of primary sources, Malkasian moves through the war's multiple phases: the 2001 invasion and after; the resurgence of the Taliban in 2006; the Obama-era surge; the various resets in strategy that occurred from 2011 onward, culminating in the US exit from the war in 2021; and finally the calamitous ending. Today, the Taliban run the country, having achieved the victory they always through inevitable. Although the al-Qaeda leafer Osama bin Laden was killed and no major attack on the American homeland occured after 2001, the United States was unable to end the violence or hand the way to the Afghan authorities, which did not survive without US military backing. This new paperback editionexplains why the war had such a disappointing outcome and also includes a detailed account of the end of the war. A wise and all-encompassing portrait of the conflict, The American War in Afghanistan will remain the authoritative account for years to come." -- Back cover.

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