02708cam a22003498i 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020004300069040001800112041001300130042000800143043001200151050002700163082002100190100002400211240002900235245011700264264012700381300003700508336002100545337002500566338002300591504006700614505101200681520047201693600004602165610005302211650001102264651004102275651004202316BJBSDDR20230411090137.0ta130620s2013 it 000 0 eng  a9780815724230 (hardcover : alk. paper) aDLCbspacDLC1 aenghita apcc aa-af---14a401 DS 352bG338a 201300a958.104/70922231 aGentilini, Fernando10aLibero a Kabul.lEnglish10aAfghan lessons :bculture, diplomacy, and counterinsurgency /cFernando Gentilini ; translated by Angela Arnone. 1aRome :bScuola Superiore Della Pubblica Amministrazione (SSPA) ;aWashington, D.C. :bBrookings Institution Press,c[2013] axiii, 176 pages ;bmap ;c23 cm. atext2rdacontent aunmediated2rdamedia avolume2rdacarrier aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index. aForeword / Richard Cooper -- How I ended up in Afghanistan, February-July 2008 -- Signals, 1968, 1979, 2001, 2007 -- Dubai, Terminal 2, July 13, 2008 -- Kabul -- A small travel library, I -- The first steps -- "What? They've surrounded Kabul?" -- Winning -- The neo-Taliban -- A world of advice from a princess -- "The insubstantial state" -- Arg -- Civilian casualties, I -- What there was, what there should have been -- To coordinate, or to be coordinated -- A small travel library, II -- ISAF -- Khyber, 1842, 1878, 1919, 1928 -- Indian holiday -- Snow -- Clear, hold, and build -- Civilian casualties, II -- Obama and Af-Pak, March 29, 2009 -- Awkward neighbors -- A small travel library, III -- A dream -- Karzai -- Bird's-eye views -- Kandahar -- COIN, the counterinsurgency manual -- Civilian casualties, III -- Shia family law -- Women -- A small travel library, IV -- Death in August -- The presidential elections -- A way to reconciliation -- The future of Af-Pak -- Leaving Kabul, February 2010. a The author served nearly two years as the civilian representative of NATO in Afghanistan, running a counterinsurgency campaign in the wartorn nation. This book is the story of his mission and a firsthand view of Afghanistan through a kaleidoscope. He explores Afghan history, literature, tradition, and culture to understand some of the most basic questions of Western involvement: What is the purpose? What does an international presence mean, and how can it help?10aGentilini, FernandoxTravelzAfghanistan.20aNorth Atlantic Treaty OrganizationzAfghanistan. 4aViajes 0aAfghanistanxDescription and travel. 4aAfganistán xDescripción y viajes