{"product_id":"the-forty-year-war-in-afghanistan","title":"The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe occupation of Afghanistan is over, and a balance sheet can be drawn. These essays on war and peace in the region reveal Tariq Ali at his sharpest and most prescient.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRarely has there been such an enthusiastic display of international unity as that which greeted the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Compared to Iraq, Afghanistan became the “good war.” But a stalemate ensued, and the Taliban waited out the NATO contingents. Today, with the collapse of the puppet regime in Kabul, what does the future hold for a traumatised Afghan people? Will China become the dominant influence in the country?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTariq Ali has been following the wars in Afghanistan for forty years. He opposed Soviet military interven- tion in 1979, predicting disaster. He was also a fierce critic of its NATO sequel, Operation Enduring Freedom. In a series of trenchant commentaries, he has described the tragedies inflicted on Afghanistan, as well as the semi-Talibanisation and militarisation of neighbouring Pakistan. Most of his predictions have proved accurate. \u003ci\u003eThe Forty-Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the best of his writings and includes a new introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tariq Ali","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":51445786247384,"sku":"9781839768170","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2770\/5320\/files\/cover-9781839768170.jpg?v=1772818949","url":"https:\/\/destiil.com\/products\/the-forty-year-war-in-afghanistan","provider":"De Stiil Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}