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050 00 $aDS371.2$b.T74 2011
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100 1 $aTripathi, Deepak.
245 10 $aBreeding ground :$bAfghanistan and the origins of Islamic terrorism /$cDeepak Tripathi ; foreword by Richard Falk.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bPotomac Books,$cc2011.
300 $axxxii, 224 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe concept of terror -- Culture of violence -- Afghanistan in the Cold War -- Afghanistan under communism -- Toward disintegration -- The second communist coup -- Let battle commence -- The Reagan offensive -- Consequences of the U.S.-Soviet war -- The final days of communism -- The remaking of the post-Soviet world -- The rise of the Taliban -- Dialectics of the Afghan conflict -- The nature of Al-Qaeda -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- Appendices.
520 $aBeginning with the communist Saur Revolution of 1978 and continuing through Gen. David Petraeus's 2010 appointment replacing Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, this book is an inside account of one of the most vicious conflicts fought between the two Cold War superpowers: the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-89). Analyzing the behind-the-scenes decisions made in Moscow, Washington, and Kabul, former BBC correspondent Deepak Tripathi shows how that conflict transformed Afghanistan into a sanctuary for terrorism.
520 $aExplaining how Afghanistan descended into a civil war from which the Taliban emerged, Tripathi explores the ways in which the country ultimately became a grotesque mirror image of the anticommunist alliance of U.S. forces and radical Islamists in the Cold War's final phase. Calling for a departure from the current pursuit of military strong-arm tactics, he advocates an approach that is centered on development, internal reconciliation, and societal reconstruction in Afghanistan. --Book Jacket.
651 0 $aAfghanistan$xHistory$ySoviet occupation, 1979-1989.
651 0 $aAfghanistan$xPolitics and government$y1973-1989.
651 0 $aAfghanistan$xPolitics and government$y1989-2001.
651 0 $aAfghanistan$xPolitics and government$y2001-
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650 0 $aAnti-communist movements$zAfghanistan$xHistory.
650 0 $aIslam and politics$zAfghanistan$xHistory.
650 0 $aTerrorism$xReligious aspects$xIslam$xHistory.
650 0 $aTerrorism$zAfghanistan$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aTerrorism$zAfghanistan$xHistory$y21st century.
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