Ghosts of Afghanistan The Haunted Battleground

Award-Winning Journalist and Commentator Jonathan Steele has covered Afghanistan since 1981. Ghosts of Afghanistan turns a spotlight on the numerous myths about Afghanistan that have bedeviled foreign policy-makers and driven them to repeat earlier mistakes. Book jacket.

Jonathan Steele is the former chief foreign correspondent for the Guardian. He has won numerous journalistic awards and has twice been named International Reporter of the Year at the British Press Awards. He lives in London.

Thirteen Myths about Afghanistan	p. 1
Chronology	p. 3
Dramatic Personae	p. 5
Anatomy of Afghan Society	p. 9
A Map of Afghanistan	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
Where are we now?	p. 19
The Soviet Invasion	p. 53
The Gorbachev Effect	p. 93
Reconciliation Fails	p. 131
Mujahedin Disaster	p. 151
Taliban Takeover	p. 167
Taliban Toppled	p. 215
Who Killed Asaq?	p. 241
Back to the Warlords	p. 255
Taliban Resurgent	p. 283
Obama and Karzai: The Odd Couple	p. 311
Talking to the Taliban: How the War Ends	p. 329
The Girl with the Missing Nose	p. 361
A Dangerous Neighborhood	p. 379
Conclusion: The Way Forward	p. 391
Acknowledgments	p. 399
Notes	p. 401
Bibliography	p. 421
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