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Title To Lose a War : the Fall and Rise of the Taliban
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Call No 958.1047 AND
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Publisher Name Penguin Press
Publishing Year 2025
Edition 1st
Pages 371
Price 0.00 PKR
Text Language English
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Description on Lee Anderson first reported from Afghanistan in the late 1980s, covering the US-backed mujahideen's insurrection against the Soviet-backed regime in Kabul. Within days of the 9/11 attacks, he was again on the ground as an early eyewitness to the new war launched by the US against the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies. At the time, the American military had prevailed on the battlefield, and the newfound peace seemed to offer a precious space for Afghan society to restore itself and to forge a
Keywords Afghan War 2001-2021; Afghanistan-History; End of American Empire