TY  - BOOK
AU  - Green,Daniel R.
TI  - The valley’s edge : : a year with the Pashtuns in the Heartland of the Taliban / 
SN  - 9781597976947
AV  - DS371.413. G74 2012
PY  - 2012///.
CY  - Washington, D.C. : 
PB  - Potomac Books, 
KW  - Taliban
KW  - Afghan War, 2001-
KW  -  Personal narratives, American
KW  -  Campaigns
KW  -  Afghanistan
KW  -  Uruzgan
KW  - Postwar reconstruction
KW  -  Uruzgān
KW  - Counterinsurgency
KW  - Political stability
N1  - Maps on lining pages
; Includes bibliographical references
; Contents: Foreword by Amb. Ronald E. Neumann (Ret.)—Preface—Uruzgan province time line—List of abbreviations—1. Welcome to the U.S. government (p. 1)—2. Afghanistan (p. 11)—3. Uruzgan : the heart of asia (p. 21)—4. A provincial affair (Tarin Kowt—spring 2005) (p. 39)—5. A visit to the green zone (Chora—spring 2005) (p.67)—6. The new regime (Tarin Kowt—summer 2005) (p. 79)—7. Journey to Chenartu (Chora—summer 2005) (p. 89)—8. The think black line (Tarin Kowt—summer 2005) (p. 95)—9. Bringing democracy to the Pashtuns (Tarin Kowt—fall 2005) (p. 115)—10. Uruzgan’s bloody past (Tarin kowt—fall 2005) (p. 127)—11. The war returns (Tarin Kowt—summer 2006) (p. 147)—12. The Good Samaritan (Chora—summer 2006) (p. 165)—13. The Dutch take over (Tarin Kowt—summer 2006) (p. 177)—14. Interregnum (2006-2008) (p. 183)—15. Afghanistan (2009-2011) (p. 189)—Epilogue—Appendixes—Notes—Index—A bout the author

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