The valley's edge : a year with the Pashtuns in the heartland of the Taliban / Daniel R. Green ; foreword by Ronald E. Neumann ; afterword by H.R. McMaster by Green, Daniel R instant download

The valley's edge : a year with the Pashtuns in the heartland of the Taliban / Daniel R. Green ; foreword by Ronald E. Neumann ; afterword by H.R. McMaster by Green, Daniel R instant download

xxv, 246 p., [16] p. of plates : 24 cm, In this gripping, first-hand account, Dan Green tells the story of U.S. efforts to oust the Taliban insurgency from the desolate southern Afghan province of Uruzgan. Nestled between the Hindu Kush Mountains and the sprawling wasteland of the Margow and Khash Deserts, Uruzgan is a microcosm of U.S, Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-236) and index, 1. Welcome to the U.S. Government -- 2. Afghanistan -- 3. Uruzgan: The Heart of Asia -- 4.A Provincial Affair (Tarin Kowt---Spring 2005) -- 5.A Visit to the Green Zone (Chora---Spring 2005) -- 6. The New Regime (Tarin Kowt---Summer 2005) -- 7. Journey to Chenartu (Chora---Summer 2005) -- 8. The Thin Black Line (Tarin Kowt---Summer 2005) -- 9. Bringing Democracy to the Pashtuns (Tarin Kowt---Fall 2005) -- 10. Uruzgan's Bloody Past (Tarin Kowt---Fall 2005) -- 11. The War Returns (Tarin Kowt---Summer 2006) -- 12. The Good Samaritan (Chora---Summer 2006) -- 13. The Dutch Take Over (Tarin Kowt---Summer 2006) -- 14. Interregnum (2006-2008) -- 15. Afghanistan (2009-2011)