The Afghan Solution by Lucy Morgan Edwards
Explosive inside account of why the West has failed to build peace in Afghanistan.
A deeply-reported, well-argued and deftly-written account of the opportunities not taken.. based on the author's own deep knowledge of Afghanistan. -- Peter Bergen, author of The Longest War: The Enduring War Between America and Al Qaeda
A devastating indictment of the intelligence and strategic failures that have led us into the current tragedy in Afghanistan. -- William Pfaff
This insightful, animated volume ... draws on previously unpublished, uniquely qualified Afghan and foreign sources to tell the story of Abdul Haq's tragic death, the legacy he has left behind, and its applicability to the present and to the future. -- Peter Tomsen, author of The Wars of Afghanistan and former US Ambassador to the Afghan resistance 1989-92
Vital reading for everyone who truly wants to understand this tragic conflict. -- Peter Oborne, Political Editor, DaTelegraphily Telegraph
I was in direct contact with Abdul Haq in the days immediately following 9/11. His tragic story is a microcosm of where we have gone wrong in Afghanistan. -- Lord Paddy Ashdown, Liberal Democrat leader 1988 - 1999
By far the best account of Afghanistan during the period that I have read. It combines the pace of a page-gripping thriller with the insights of a piece of travel writing and political journalism at their best. -- Conor Foley, author of The Thin Blue Line: How Humanitarianism went to War
A timely reminder of the roads not taken and strategic options left unexplored. The cumulative effect constitutes a compelling indictment of state-building through external imposition. This book blends personal insights with a prof-essional detachment and will appeal to the analyst, policymaker, practitioner and, not least, the decision-makers of tomorrow: the students of today. -- Dr Graeme Herd, The Geneva Centre for Security Policy
A devastating indictment of the intelligence and strategic failures that have led us into the current tragedy in Afghanistan. -- William Pfaff
This insightful, animated volume ... draws on previously unpublished, uniquely qualified Afghan and foreign sources to tell the story of Abdul Haq's tragic death, the legacy he has left behind, and its applicability to the present and to the future. -- Peter Tomsen, author of The Wars of Afghanistan and former US Ambassador to the Afghan resistance 1989-92
Vital reading for everyone who truly wants to understand this tragic conflict. -- Peter Oborne, Political Editor, DaTelegraphily Telegraph
I was in direct contact with Abdul Haq in the days immediately following 9/11. His tragic story is a microcosm of where we have gone wrong in Afghanistan. -- Lord Paddy Ashdown, Liberal Democrat leader 1988 - 1999
By far the best account of Afghanistan during the period that I have read. It combines the pace of a page-gripping thriller with the insights of a piece of travel writing and political journalism at their best. -- Conor Foley, author of The Thin Blue Line: How Humanitarianism went to War
A timely reminder of the roads not taken and strategic options left unexplored. The cumulative effect constitutes a compelling indictment of state-building through external imposition. This book blends personal insights with a prof-essional detachment and will appeal to the analyst, policymaker, practitioner and, not least, the decision-makers of tomorrow: the students of today. -- Dr Graeme Herd, The Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Lucy Morgan Edwards arrived in Afghanistan as an aid worker at the height of the Taliban regime. She was an election monitor at the 2002 emergency Loya Jirga (Grand Council) and then a freelance journalist, writing for the Economist and Daily Telegraph. From 2004 to 2005 she was Political Advisor to the EU Ambassador in Kabul. She is now based in Geneva.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780956844903 |
| ISBN 10 | 0956844901 |
| Title | The Afghan Solution |
| Author | Lucy Morgan Edwards |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bactria Press |
| Year published | 2011-10-20 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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