The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan

A Chronicle Foretold

The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan
Tariq Ali
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h198 x 129mm - 272pg
12 Oct 2021 UK
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9781839768170
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The NATO occupation of Afghanistan is over, and a balance-sheet can be drawn. These essays on war and peace in the region reveal Tariq Ali at his sharpest and most prescient. Rarely has there been such an enthusiastic display of international unity as that which greeted the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Compared to Iraq, Afghanistan became the ' good war' . But a stalemate ensued, and the Taliban waited out the NATO contingents. Today, as the Kabul regime falters and American bombing raids continue, what does the future hold for a traumatised Afghan people? Will China become the dominant influence in the country? Tariq Ali has been following the wars on Afghanistan for forty years. He opposed Soviet military intervention in 1979, predicting disaster. He was also a fierce critic of its NATO sequel, ' Operation Enduring Freedom' . In a series of trenchant commentaries, he described the tragedies inflicted on Afghanistan, as well as the semi-Talibanisation and militarisation of neighbouring Pakistan. Most of his predictions proved accurate. The Forty Year War in Afghanistan brings together the best of his writings and includes a new introduction.
"Ali' s discussion of Afghanistan is highly valuable because of the questions it raises . . . a starting point for a much-needed debate. " -New York Times "The typical Financial Times reader might find his bias so irksome they cannot continue. This would be a pity. " -Financial Times "Evergreen . . . Ali has argued against each occupation from its beginning; the result is an embittered, haunting refrain. " -Eileen Gonzalez, Foreword Reviews "A key contribution to make sense of the decades-long events that culminated in the chaotic scenes at Kabul' s airport in August 2021. " -Marc Martorell Junyent, Inside Arabia
Tariq Ali has written more than two-dozen books on world history and politics - the most recent of which are The Clash of Fundamentalisms, The Obama Syndrome and The Extreme Centre - as well as the novels of his Islam Quintet and scripts for the stage and screen. He is a long-standing member of the editorial committee of New Left Review and lives in London.
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ISBN-13: 9781839768170
Published: 12 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Verso Books
Publisher: Verso Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 272

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