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War Comes to Garmser: Thirty Years of Conflict on the Afghan Frontier

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War Comes to Garmser: Thirty Years of Conflict on the Afghan Frontier by Carter Malkasian offers a detailed, ground-level account of the history, politics, and human experiences in Garmser, a district in southern Afghanistan that became a focal point of the Afghan wars. Drawing from extensive field research, interviews, and first-hand observation during his time as a political officer with U.S. forces, Malkasian presents a comprehensive narrative that spans from the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1970s to the American military intervention in the 2000s.

The book explores the complex interplay between local Afghan traditions, tribal structures, and foreign interventions. Malkasian shows how decades of external involvement—from the Soviets, the Taliban, and later U.S. and British forces—reshaped the social and political fabric of Garmser. Rather than portraying the conflict merely as a struggle between insurgents and occupiers, he reveals the deep-rooted causes of resistance and the persistence of local identity, honor, and autonomy in shaping outcomes on the ground.

Through rich ethnographic detail and political analysis, War Comes to Garmser underscores the limitations of foreign military power in a society governed by tribal norms and local legitimacy. The book highlights how understanding Afghan culture and history is essential for meaningful and sustainable peacebuilding.

Ultimately, Malkasian’s work serves as both a history and a cautionary study of modern counterinsurgency, illustrating the human and strategic complexities of warfare on the Afghan frontier.

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Informasi Detail

No. Panggil

958.104\'7109-Mal-w

Penerbit

NEWYORK : Oxford University Press., 2013

Deskripsi Fisik

321 hal, 16 x 24 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-19-997375-0

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Text

Tipe Media

Book

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Grand Plans

The JIhad

Civil War

The Taliban Regime

Victory Into Defeat

The Second Taliban Regime

Pushing Farther South

Wakil Man, Mian Poshtay and The Riots

The Alizai Return

The Taliban Countef Offensive

Winning The Peace

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