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082 _aDS 371.4 .C53 2006
100 _aChayes, Sarah, 1962-.
245 _aThe punishment of virtue : inside Afghanistan after the Taliban / Sarah Chayes.
260 _aNew York : Penguin Press, 2006.
300 _a386 p. : ill., maps, [16] p. of plates ; 25 cm.
500 _aMaps on lining pages.
500 _aContents: 1. Suicide bombing—2. Covering crisis—3. Moving in on Kandahar—4. Reporting the last days—5. The fall of the Taliban—6. The road to Kandahar—7. Taking the city by force—8. A choice of allies—9. Dealing for the governorship—10. Kandahar, Afghan capital—11. Reporting Kandahar—12. The border—13. Civil society—14. Plunder and subsidy—15. Showdown with Shirzai—16. Zabit Akrem—17. Military matters—18. Security—19. The coming of Islam—20. How to fire a warlord—21. Murder—22. Mongol conquests and rebirth—23. Fighting with the pen—24. Misfire—25. Round three—26. Fear—27. The promotion of vice and the punishment of virtue—28. Mazar-I-Sherif—29. Kabul—30. Kandahar—31. Investigation—32. Cover-up—Notes—Index.
546 _aEnglish
650 _aAfghanistan – History – 2001- .
650 _aAfghan War, 2001- .
650 _aKandahar (Afghanistan) – History – 21st century.
650 _aWar correspondents – Afghanistan.
650 _aChayes, Sarah, 1962- .
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