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Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Steve Coll
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- Summary
- Traces America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the years since 9/11, and how the U.S. efforts in the Afghan War faltered because of a failure to understand the intentions of Pakistan's intelligence agency
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxiii, 757 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Part one. Blind into battle, September 2001-December 2001
- "Something has happened to Khalid"
- Judgment day
- Friends like these
- Risk management
- Catastrophic success
- Part two. Losing the peace, 2002-2006
- Small change
- Taliban for Karzai
- The enigma
- "His rules were different than our rules"
- Mr. Big
- Ambassador vs. Ambassador
- Digging a hole in the ocean
- Radicals
- Part three. The best intentions, 2006-2009
- Suicide detectives
- Plan Afghanistan
- Murder and the deep state
- Hard data
- Tough love
- Terror and the deep state
- The new big dogs
- Losing Karzai
- A war to give people a chance
- Part four. The end of illusion, 2010-2014
- The one-man C.I.A.
- The conflict resolution cell
- Kayani 2.0
- Lives and limbs
- Kayani 3.0
- Hostages
- Dragon's breath
- Martyrs Day
- Fight and talk
- The Afghan hand
- Homicide Division
- Self-inflicted wounds
- Coups d'état
- Epilogue: Victim impact statements
- Isbn
- 9781594204586
- Label
- Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Title
- Directorate S
- Title remainder
- the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Statement of responsibility
- Steve Coll
- Subject
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- Military intelligence -- Pakistan
- Military intelligence -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern
- Pakistan -- Military relations -- United States
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Qaida (Organization)
- Taliban
- United States -- Military relations -- Pakistan
- United States, Central Intelligence Agency
- Pakistan, Inter Services Intelligence
- HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Traces America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the years since 9/11, and how the U.S. efforts in the Afghan War faltered because of a failure to understand the intentions of Pakistan's intelligence agency
- Cataloging source
- PNX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Coll, Steve
- Dewey number
- 958.104/7373
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- United States
- Pakistan
- Taliban
- Qaida (Organization)
- United States
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Military intelligence
- Military intelligence
- United States
- Pakistan
- Afghan War, 2001-
- United States
- HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern
- Label
- Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Steve Coll
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 729-736) and index
- Contents
- Part one. Blind into battle, September 2001-December 2001 -- "Something has happened to Khalid" -- Judgment day -- Friends like these -- Risk management -- Catastrophic success -- Part two. Losing the peace, 2002-2006 -- Small change -- Taliban for Karzai -- The enigma -- "His rules were different than our rules" -- Mr. Big -- Ambassador vs. Ambassador -- Digging a hole in the ocean -- Radicals -- Part three. The best intentions, 2006-2009 -- Suicide detectives -- Plan Afghanistan -- Murder and the deep state -- Hard data -- Tough love -- Terror and the deep state -- The new big dogs -- Losing Karzai -- A war to give people a chance -- Part four. The end of illusion, 2010-2014 -- The one-man C.I.A. -- The conflict resolution cell -- Kayani 2.0 -- Lives and limbs -- Kayani 3.0 -- Hostages -- Dragon's breath -- Martyrs Day -- Fight and talk -- The Afghan hand -- Homicide Division -- Self-inflicted wounds -- Coups d'état -- Epilogue: Victim impact statements
- Control code
- on1020679112
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xxiii, 757 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781594204586
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Directorate S : the C.I.A. and America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Steve Coll
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 729-736) and index
- Contents
- Part one. Blind into battle, September 2001-December 2001 -- "Something has happened to Khalid" -- Judgment day -- Friends like these -- Risk management -- Catastrophic success -- Part two. Losing the peace, 2002-2006 -- Small change -- Taliban for Karzai -- The enigma -- "His rules were different than our rules" -- Mr. Big -- Ambassador vs. Ambassador -- Digging a hole in the ocean -- Radicals -- Part three. The best intentions, 2006-2009 -- Suicide detectives -- Plan Afghanistan -- Murder and the deep state -- Hard data -- Tough love -- Terror and the deep state -- The new big dogs -- Losing Karzai -- A war to give people a chance -- Part four. The end of illusion, 2010-2014 -- The one-man C.I.A. -- The conflict resolution cell -- Kayani 2.0 -- Lives and limbs -- Kayani 3.0 -- Hostages -- Dragon's breath -- Martyrs Day -- Fight and talk -- The Afghan hand -- Homicide Division -- Self-inflicted wounds -- Coups d'état -- Epilogue: Victim impact statements
- Control code
- on1020679112
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xxiii, 757 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781594204586
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Military intelligence -- Pakistan
- Military intelligence -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern
- Pakistan -- Military relations -- United States
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Qaida (Organization)
- Taliban
- United States -- Military relations -- Pakistan
- United States, Central Intelligence Agency
- Pakistan, Inter Services Intelligence
- HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century
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