Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Operation Enduring Freedom: America's Afghan War 2001 to 2002, Tim Ripley.

Operation Enduring Freedom: America's Afghan War 2001 to 2002, Tim Ripley.

A well balanced account of the American campaign to topple the Taliban and disrupt or destroy Al Qaeda, with interesting sections on the pre-war Taliban, the CIA's early involvement in Afghanistan, the uneven progress of the short war and the controversial aftermath of the removal of the Taliban from power.
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