02774cam a22003738i 4500 113106 113106 BJBSDDR 20230411090137.0 ta 130620s2013 it 000 0 eng 9780815724230 (hardcover : alk. paper) DLC spa DLC eng ita pcc a-af--- 401 DS 352 G338a 2013 958.104/7092 23 Gentilini, Fernando Libero a Kabul. English Afghan lessons : culture, diplomacy, and counterinsurgency / Fernando Gentilini ; translated by Angela Arnone. Rome : Scuola Superiore Della Pubblica Amministrazione (SSPA) ; Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2013] xiii, 176 pages ; map ; 23 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index. Foreword / 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. 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? Gentilini, Fernando Travel Afghanistan. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Afghanistan. Viajes 7492 Afghanistan Description and travel. Afganistán Descripción y viajes 16646 lcc BK 0 0 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2019-08-13 0 401 DS 352 G338a 2013 00000122413 2019-08-13 00:00:00 1 2019-08-13 BK