Books by David B Edwards
Before Taliban
by David B Edwards
This book gives the background to the two decades of violence that beset Afghanistan prior to the 9/11 attacks. Edwards looks at the country from the 1960s, exploring how political dreams of progress and prosperity prevalent in the middle years of the century collapsed into civil war and foreign invasion and how this led to the Taliban establishing their rule over the country in the 1990s.
Heroes of the Age
by David B Edwards
This book looks at the competition between tribe, state and Islam… and the tension that exists between various centres of authority
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Andrew Exum recommends the best books for Understanding the War in Afghanistan
The US has repeatedly misdiagnosed the war in Afghanistan. Former soldier, Andrew Exum, tells us about flawed policy, unhappy outcomes and what could and should have been different.
