Afghan lessons : culture, diplomacy, and counterinsurgency /
Gentilini, Fernando
Afghan lessons : culture, diplomacy, and counterinsurgency / Fernando Gentilini ; translated by Angela Arnone. - xiii, 176 pages ; map ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index.
Foreword / Richard Cooper --
How I ended up in Afghanistan, February-July 2008 --
Signals, 1968, 1979, 2001, 2007 --
Dubai, Terminal 2, July 13, 2008 --
Kabul --
A small travel library, I --
The first steps --
"What? They've surrounded Kabul?" --
Winning --
The neo-Taliban --
A world of advice from a princess --
"The insubstantial state" --
Arg --
Civilian casualties, I --
What there was, what there should have been --
To coordinate, or to be coordinated --
A small travel library, II --
ISAF --
Khyber, 1842, 1878, 1919, 1928 --
Indian holiday --
Snow --
Clear, hold, and build --
Civilian casualties, II --
Obama and Af-Pak, March 29, 2009 --
Awkward neighbors --
A small travel library, III --
A dream --
Karzai --
Bird's-eye views --
Kandahar --
COIN, the counterinsurgency manual --
Civilian casualties, III --
Shia family law --
Women --
A small travel library, IV --
Death in August --
The presidential elections --
A way to reconciliation --
The future of Af-Pak --
Leaving Kabul, February 2010.
The author served nearly two years as the civilian representative of NATO in Afghanistan, running a counterinsurgency campaign in the wartorn nation. This book is the story of his mission and a firsthand view of Afghanistan through a kaleidoscope. He explores Afghan history, literature, tradition, and culture to understand some of the most basic questions of Western involvement: What is the purpose? What does an international presence mean, and how can it help?
9780815724230 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Gentilini, Fernando--Travel--Afghanistan.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Afghanistan.
Viajes
Afghanistan--Description and travel.
Afganistán --Descripción y viajes
401 DS 352 / G338a 2013
958.104/7092
Afghan lessons : culture, diplomacy, and counterinsurgency / Fernando Gentilini ; translated by Angela Arnone. - xiii, 176 pages ; map ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index.
Foreword / Richard Cooper --
How I ended up in Afghanistan, February-July 2008 --
Signals, 1968, 1979, 2001, 2007 --
Dubai, Terminal 2, July 13, 2008 --
Kabul --
A small travel library, I --
The first steps --
"What? They've surrounded Kabul?" --
Winning --
The neo-Taliban --
A world of advice from a princess --
"The insubstantial state" --
Arg --
Civilian casualties, I --
What there was, what there should have been --
To coordinate, or to be coordinated --
A small travel library, II --
ISAF --
Khyber, 1842, 1878, 1919, 1928 --
Indian holiday --
Snow --
Clear, hold, and build --
Civilian casualties, II --
Obama and Af-Pak, March 29, 2009 --
Awkward neighbors --
A small travel library, III --
A dream --
Karzai --
Bird's-eye views --
Kandahar --
COIN, the counterinsurgency manual --
Civilian casualties, III --
Shia family law --
Women --
A small travel library, IV --
Death in August --
The presidential elections --
A way to reconciliation --
The future of Af-Pak --
Leaving Kabul, February 2010.
The author served nearly two years as the civilian representative of NATO in Afghanistan, running a counterinsurgency campaign in the wartorn nation. This book is the story of his mission and a firsthand view of Afghanistan through a kaleidoscope. He explores Afghan history, literature, tradition, and culture to understand some of the most basic questions of Western involvement: What is the purpose? What does an international presence mean, and how can it help?
9780815724230 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Gentilini, Fernando--Travel--Afghanistan.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Afghanistan.
Viajes
Afghanistan--Description and travel.
Afganistán --Descripción y viajes
401 DS 352 / G338a 2013
958.104/7092