The Army of Afghanistan - A Political History of a Fragile Institution

Building a fully unified Afghan Army dominated neither by Pashtuns nor by Tajiks has eluded the authorities in Kabul for decades. This book explains why.

About the author

Antonio Giustozzi is a Research Fellow at IDEAS, London School of Economics. He is the author of Koran, Kalashnikov, and Laptop: The Neo-Taliban Insurgency in Afghanistan 2002-2007, Decoding the New Taliban, and Empires of Mud: Wars and Warlords in Afghanistan, all available from OUP

Summary

Building a fully unified Afghan Army dominated neither by Pashtuns nor by Tajiks has eluded the authorities in Kabul for decades. This book explains why.

Product details

• Authors: Antonio Giustozzi, Dr. Antonio Giustozzi
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781849044813
• ISBN: 978-1-84904-481-3
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 476 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Afghanistan, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, Asian History, Land forces & warfare, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces