TY  - BOOK
AU  - MAHENDRARAJAH Shivan
TI  - Conceptual failure, the Taliban parallel hierarchies, and America's defeat in Afghanistan
PY  - 2014///
KW  - AFGHANISTAN
KW  - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
KW  - UNITED STATES
KW  - COUNTERINSURGENCY
N2  - Critical commentary on the United States approach to the war in Afghanistan. Uses historical examples to show that the conflict was essentially a political one waged by the Taliban using revolutionary concepts. America failed to act accordingly, and also drew on recent experience in Iraq although this was not relevant in Afghanistan. Also includes balance sheet that compares Taliban model with Afghan government model
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2014.893957
ER  -