Farewell Kabul : from Afghanistan to a more dangerous world
By: Lamb, Christina
Material type: BookPublisher: London : William Collins, c2015.Description: xi, 640 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780007256938Other title: From Afghanistan to a more dangerous world.Subject(s): Afghan War, 2001- | Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives | Terrorism | Insurgent attacksDDC classification: 958.104/7Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 958.1047 LA FA (Browse shelf) | Available | T0053169 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
A gripping expose of the Allied Forces occupation of Afghanistan. The failure of the West in Afghanistan is unquestionably devastating and despite efforts to eliminate the Taliban from the country, their presence has continued to grow. Insurgent attacks have also increased, and the region still struggles against poverty, an unstable infrastructure and a huge number of land mines. Initially billed as the West's success story by both Bush and Blair, Afghanistan remains, largely, a lawless, violent land. Reporting on the region for a number of years, Lamb has fought with the mujahadeen dressed as an Afghan boy, experienced a near-fatal ambush and head-on encounter with Taliban forces and successfully established links with American, British, Afghan government, Taliban and tribal fighters. Her unparalleled access to troops and civilians on the ground, as well as to top military officials has ensured that this is the definitive book on the region, exposing the realities of Afghanistan unlike anyone before. In the same vein as Robert Fisk's "The Great War of Civilisation", this is compelling, moving and impossible to put down.