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    The Afghanistan War Encyclopedia

    The Afghanistan War Encyclopedia by Wadle, Ryan; Springer, Paul J.;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
    • Date of Publication 14 May 2026
    • Number of Volumes Hardback

    • ISBN 9781440870453
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages432 pages
    • Size 256x178x28 mm
    • Weight 940 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 30 bw
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    Short description:

    Discover the complexities of the Afghanistan War, the United States' longest military operation and a conflict with far-reaching impacts in Afghanistan and around the globe.

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    Long description:

    Discover the complexities of the Afghanistan War, the United States' longest military operation and a conflict with far-reaching impacts in Afghanistan and around the globe.

    In this accessible ready-reference encyclopedia, more than 200 entries highlight key people, groups, battles, and concepts and provide valuable insights into the causes, course, and legacy of this lengthy conflict. Cross referencing and further readings accompany each entry, helping readers make connections and pointing them toward resources for additional study. The main text is complemented by a chronology that provides an at-a-glance overview of important events, allowing readers to trace the evolution of the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan.

    The 2001 U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, launched in response to 9/11, aimed to dismantle Al-Qaeda and topple the Taliban regime. While the initial invasion achieved these goals, the war transformed into a long and costly struggle against insurgents. Despite efforts to build a new Afghan state, the conflict quickly became a stalemate. The 2021 withdrawal by the United States and NATO and the subsequent return to power of the Taliban ended a war with a complex legacy. The protracted conflict reshaped the United States' role in the world, highlighted the challenges of nation-building, and has left the future of Afghanistan uncertain.

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface
    The Afghanistan War: An Overview
    Chronology of the Afghanistan War


    Abdullah, Abdullah
    Afghan National Army
    Afghan Civil War
    Afghanistan, Border Disputes
    Afghanistan, Climate and Geography of
    Afghanistan, Ethnic Groups in
    Afghanistan, Nationalism within
    Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Raids (2002-)
    Afghanistan, Withdrawal from
    Airborne Units and Tactics
    Akhundzada, Mawlawi Hibatullah
    Al Qaeda
    Atef, Muhammad

    Bagram Air Base
    Bales, Robert
    Barno, David William
    Bergdahl, Bowe, Release of
    Berntsen, Gary
    Bhutto, Benazir
    Biden, Joseph
    Bin Laden, Osama
    Blair, Tony
    Bonn Agreement
    Buddhas of Bamiyan
    Bush, George W.
    Bush Doctrine

    Campbell, John Francis
    Casualties, Civilian
    Casualties, Operation Enduring Freedom
    Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
    Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan
    Clinton, Bill
    Coalition, Forces and Tactics
    Coalition Force Land Component Command-Afghanistan
    Cold War
    Combined Forces Command, Afghanistan
    Combined Joint Task Force 180
    Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan
    Communications in Military Operations
    Cone, Robert
    Cruise Missile Strikes on Afghanistan and Sudan

    Dadullah, Mullah
    Deobandi School
    Dobbins, James
    Doha Accords
    Dostum, Abd al-Rashid
    Drone Strikes
    Durand Line

    Eikenberry, Karl W.
    Embassy Bombings
    Extortion 17 Shootdown

    Fallon, William Joseph
    FOB Chapman Attack
    Franks, Tommy
    Friendly Fire
    Frontier Corps

    Gates, Robert Michael
    Ghani, Mohammad Ashraf
    Green on Blue Incidents
    Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility
    Gul, Hamid

    Hagenbeck, Franklin L.
    Haq, Abdul
    Haqqani, Jalaluddin
    Haqqani Network
    Hekmatyar, Gulbuddin al-Hurra
    Helmand Valley
    Holbrooke, Richard Charles Albert
    Hostages and Kidnapping
    Humanitarian Aid Operations

    Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
    India, Relations with Afghanistan
    Indian Embassy Bombing in Kabul
    Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate of Pakistan
    International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
    Iran (Persia), Relations with Afghanistan
    Iraq War
    Islamic Movement of Afghanistan (Harakat-i Islami-yi Afghanistan)
    Islamic Party (Hezb-e Islami)
    Islamic Revolutionary Movement (Harakati Inqilabi Islami)
    Islamic Society (Jamiat-e Islami, JIA)
    Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, DAESH)
    Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan (Hezb-e Wahdat-e Islami Afghanistan)

    Jihad

    Kabul
    Kabulov, Zamir
    Kamdesh, Battle of
    Kamiya, Jason K.
    Karzai, Hamid
    Kazemi, Syed Mustafa
    Khalilzad, Zalmay Mamozy
    Khalis, Mohammad Yunus
    Khan, Jan Mohammed
    Khan, Mohammed Ismail
    Khyber Pass

    Landmines
    Lashkar-e Jhangvi (LeJ)
    Lashkar-e Taiba (LeT)
    Lindh, John Phillip Walker
    Loya Jirga

    Madrasahs
    Mansour, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad
    Marja, Battle of
    Massoud, Ahmed Shah
    Mazar-e Sharif, Battle of
    McChrystal, Stanley A.
    McKiernan, David Deglan
    McNeill, Dan K.
    Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Vehicles
    Mohaqeq, Mohammed
    Mohammed, Khalid Sheikh
    Mojadeddi, Sibghatullah
    Monti, Jared Christopher
    Muhsini, Ayatollah Asef
    Mujahideen
    Mulholland, John
    Mullen, Michael Glenn
    Murphy, Michael Patrick
    Musharraf, Pervez

    Nadiri, Sayyid Mansur
    Narcoterrorism
    Nation Building and Economic Development in Afghanistan
    National Front of Afghanistan (Jabhe Melli)
    National Islamic Front of Afghanistan (Mahaz-I Milli Islami)
    National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan (Jumbish-i Milli Islami Afghanistan)
    National Liberation Front (Jabha-i Najat-i Milli)
    Navigation Satellite Timing and Ranging Global Positioning System
    Nawaz Sharif, Muhammad
    Nongovernmental Organizations and Private Volunteer Organizations
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
    Northern Alliance
    Nur, Muhammad Atta

    Obaidullah, Akhund
    Obama, Barack
    Office of Military Cooperation Afghanistan
    Omar, Mullah Mohammed
    Operation Achilles
    Operation Anaconda
    Operation Avalanche
    Operation Enduring Freedom, Initial Ground Campaign
    Operation Enduring Freedom, Planning for
    Operation Enduring Freedom, U.S. Air Campaign
    Operation Freedom's Sentinel
    Operation Jacana
    Operation Medusa
    Operation Mountain Thrust
    Operations Red Wings I, II, and Whalers
    Operation Resolute Support
    Opium Poppy Production

    Pakistan, Relations with Afghanistan
    Panetta, Leon Edward
    Pashtunization
    Pearl, Daniel
    Petraeus, David
    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
    Powell, Colin Luther
    Precision-Guided Weapons
    Provincial Reconstruction Teams
    Psychological Operations in Afghanistan

    Qala-i-Jangi, Battle of

    Rabbani, Burhannudin
    Rabbani, Mullah Mohammed
    Richards, Sir David
    Rumsfeld, Donald
    Russia (Soviet Union), Relations with Afghanistan

    Saur Revolution
    Sayyaf, Abdurab Rasul
    Schroen, Gary C.
    Security Firms and Defense Contractors
    September 11, 2001 Attacks and Aftermath
    Shah, Mullah Ahmed
    Soviet Invasion and Occupation of Afghanistan
    Special Operations Forces
    Status of Forces Agreement, U.S.-Afghanistan
    Sunni Islam

    Takur Ghar, Battle of
    Taliban
    Taliban, Forces and Tactics
    Taliban Insurgency
    Tanai, Shahnawaz
    Task Force Dagger
    Task Force Phoenix
    Terrorism
    Tillman, Patrick Daniel
    Tora Bora, Battle of
    Transport and Logistics
    Troop Surge, U.S.
    Trump, Donald

    United Kingdom Forces in Afghanistan
    United Kingdom (Great Britain), Relations with Afghanistan
    United Nations
    United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
    United States, Forces and Tactics
    United States, Relations with Afghanistan
    United States Agency for International Development, Afghanistan
    United States Air Force
    United States Army
    United States Central Command
    United States Marine Corps
    United States Navy
    United States Special Operations Command
    Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

    Wahhabism
    Wanat, Battle of
    War Correspondents
    Wardak, Abdul Rahim
    Warlords
    Women, Role in Combat

    Zahir Shah, Mohammed
    Zardari, Asif Ali
    Zawahiri, Ayman al-


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    About the Editors and Contributors
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