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100	1		_aMAHENDRARAJAH Shivan
245			_aConceptual failure, the Taliban parallel hierarchies, and America's defeat in Afghanistan / _cShivan Mahendrarajah.
260			_c2014
520			_aCritical 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.
650			_aAFGHANISTAN _xPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
650			_aUNITED STATES _xCOUNTERINSURGENCY _zAFGHANISTAN
773			_aSmall Wars & Insurgencies : _g Vol 25 No 1, February 2014, pages 91-121 (97)
856			_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2014.893957 _zLink to full text.
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