Afghanistan at War: From the 18th-Century Durrani Dynasty to the 21st Century

Author Tom Lansford

Publisher ABC-CLIO

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Author

Tom Lansford

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ABC-CLIO

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Copyright

2017

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9781598847604

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9th Grade - College Senior

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Covering wars and conflicts of Afghanistan from the modern founding of the country in the 1700s to the contemporary struggle with the Taliban, this single-volume reference analyzes the causes and results of Afghanistan's wars and examines leading political and military figures, weapons, and tactics.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Guide to Related Topics.
List of Primary Documents.
Preface.
Introduction.
Chronology.
1: Afghan Army, History, Forces, and Tactics.
2: Afghan Civil War (1989–2001).
3: Afghan War (2001–).
4: Afghanistan, Border Disputes.
5: Afghanistan, Climate and Geography.
6: Afghanistan, Ethnic Groups.
7: Afghanistan, Nationalism.
8: Afghan-Pakistani Border Raids (2002–).
9: Afghan-Sikh Wars (Durrani-Sikh Wars) (1748–1837).
10: Afghan-Soviet Nonaggression Pact (1931).
11: Afghan-Soviet Treaty of Friendship (1921).
12: Afridi (Khyberee) Tribe.
13: Airborne Units and Tactics.
14: Aircraft, Types and Tactics.
15: Al Qaeda.
16: Ali Masjid, Battle of (1878).
17: Amin, Hafizullah (1929–1979).
18: Andropov, Yuri (1914–1984).
19: Anglo-Afghan Treaty (1809).
20: Anglo-Afghan Treaty (1905).
21: Anglo-Afghan War: First (1839–1842).
22: Anglo-Afghan War: Second (1878–1880).
23: Anglo-Afghan War: Third (1919).
24: Anglo-Marri Wars (1840, 1880, and 1917–1918).
25: Anglo-Russian Boundary Commission.
26: Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907.
27: Antiaircraft Missiles.
28: Arghandab, Battle of (1987).
29: Armored Vehicles.
30: Artillery, Cannons, and Mortars.
31: Auchinleck, Sir Claude (1884–1981).
32: Auckland, Sir George Eden, Earl of (1784–1849).
33: Avitabile, Paolo (1791–1850).
34: Baghdad Pact (Central Treaty Organization).
35: Bagram Air Base.
36: Bala Hissar.
37: Barakzai.
38: Barno, David W. (1954–).
39: Bearden, Milton (1940–).
40: Berntsen, Gary (1958–).
41: Bhutto, Benazir (1953–2007).
42: Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali (1928–1979).
43: Bin Laden, Osama (1957–2011).
44: Blair, Tony (1953–).
45: Blood, General Sir Bindon (1842–1940).
46: Bolan Pass.
47: Bonn Agreement (2001).
48: Brezhnev, Leonid (1906–1982).
49: British Cantonme
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