Cover of In the graveyard of empires

In the graveyard of empires

by Seth G. Jones

2009 414 pages eng

This book is a definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan from the rise of the Taliban to the depths of the insurgency. After the swift defeat of the Taliban in 2001, American optimism has steadily evaporated in the face of mounting violence; a new "war of a thousand cuts" has now …

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