Afghanistan Arms And Conflict

Author : Michael Vinay Bhatia,Mark Sedra
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134054213

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Afghanistan, Arms and Conflict by Michael Vinay Bhatia,Mark Sedra Pdf

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive assessment of small arms and security-related issues in post-9/11 Afghanistan. It includes case studies which reveal the findings of in-depth field research on hitherto neglected regions of the country, and provides a distinctive balance of thematic analysis, conceptual models and empirical research. Exploring various facets of armed violence and measures to tackle it, the volume provides significant insight into broader issues such as the efficacy of international assistance, the ‘shadow’ economy, warlordism, and the Taliban-led insurgency. In an effort to deconstruct and demystify Afghanistan’s alleged ‘gun culture’, it also explores some of the prevailing obstacles and opportunities facing the country in its transition period. In so doing, the book offers valuable lessons to the state-builders of Afghanistan as well as those of other countries and regions struggling to emerge from periods of transition. This book will be of much interest to all students of Afghanistan, small arms, insurgency, Asian Studies, and conflict studies in general.

Author : G. D. Bakshi
Publisher : Lancer Publishers
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : 8170622204

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Afghanistan by G. D. Bakshi Pdf

The Afghan Conflict Has The Most Serious Ramifications For Indian, South Asian And Central Asian Security. There Is A Dismal Objective Literature And Analytical Studies Of The Afghan War In India. This Analytical Work On The Afghan War Seeks To Fill This Gaping Void. It Seeks To Carry Out A Detailed Military Appraisal Of The World`S First Faultline War And Study It From An Indocentric Standpoint. Afghanistan Was A Rentier State. Its Collaps Has Serious Implications For The Rentier States Of The Middle East. It Could Serve Not Only As A Mirror For The Middle East But As Horrific Model Of Collapse.

Author : Anthony H. Cordesman
Publisher : CSIS
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 089206417X

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The Lessons of Afghanistan by Anthony H. Cordesman Pdf

Asymmetric wars tend to be highly adaptive, and this war is both regional and global in scope. It is also a struggle fought in a context where it may come to interact with other conflicts such as the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian struggle and a possible U.S. effort to drive Saddam Hussein from power. So, while it is easier to draw lessons than to validate them, this study begins that process."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : John Sislin,Frederic S. Pearson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Arms transfers
ISBN : UVA:X004554530

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Arms and Ethnic Conflict by John Sislin,Frederic S. Pearson Pdf

Systematic study of the relationships between arms flows and the outbreak, progression, and outcomes of contemporary ethnic conflicts. Injects arms export controls into the entire spectrum of conflict prevention, management, resolution, and post-war reconstruction and peace-building. [back cover].

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428910805

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Afghanistan and the Future of Warfare: Implications for Army and Defense Policy by Anonim Pdf

The defense debate tends to treat Afghanistan as either a revolution or a fluke: either the "Afghan Model" of special operations forces (SOF) plus precision munitions plus an indigenous ally is a widely applicable template for American defense planning, or it is a nonreplicable product of local idiosyncrasies. In fact, it is neither. The Afghan campaign of last fall and winter was actually much closer to a typical 20th century mid-intensity conflict, albeit one with unusually heavy fire support for one side. And this view has very different implications than either proponents or skeptics of the Afghan Model now claim. Afghan Model skeptics often point to Afghanistan's unusual culture of defection or the Taliban's poor skill or motivation as grounds for doubting the war's relevance to the future. Afghanistan's culture is certainly unusual, and there were many defections. The great bulk, however, occurred after the military tide had turned not before-hand. They were effects, not causes. The Afghan Taliban were surely unskilled and ill-motivated. The non-Afghan al Qaeda, however, have proven resolute and capable fighters. Their host's collapse was not attributable to any al Qaeda shortage of commitment or training. Afghan Model proponents, by contrast, credit precision weapons with annihilating enemies at a distance before they could close with our commandos or indigenous allies. Hence the model's broad utility: with SOF-directed bombs doing the real killing, even ragtag local militias will suffice as allies. All they need do is screen U.S. commandos from the occasional hostile survivor and occupy the abandoned ground thereafter. Yet the actual fighting in Afghanistan involved substantial close combat. Al Qaeda counterattackers closed, unseen, to pointblank range of friendly forces in battles at Highway 4 and Sayed Slim Kalay.

Author : Eric S. Margolis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136743825

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War at the Top of the World by Eric S. Margolis Pdf

What will the post-Taliban government of Afghanistan look like? How will the war in Afghanistan affect the already unstable politics of Central Asia? In War at the Top of the World, veteran foreign correspondent Eric Margolis presents a revelatory history of the complicated and volatile conflicts that have entangled Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States, the Soviet Union, and many others. By 1999, Pakistan had proven they have medium-range nuclear weapons, and now the threat that their government could be taken over by a radical Islamic fundamentalist faction is stronger than ever. In fact, Osama bin Laden has already claimed to have a nuclear weapon. How could this have happened? Margolis plays witness to the escalating conflicts of the past decade, tracing disputes over Afghanistan, as well as those ever neighboring Kashmir and Tibet, back to their Cold War roots, exploring clashes that continue to threaten to destabilize the region today. Combining vivid first-hand accounts of a war correspondent with a historical and strategic overview of the region, Margolis guides the reader through the geopolitical complexities of the area and its key players. He offers a clear, concise analysis of a complicated and little-understood part of the world that is home to a quarter of the world's population. Fascinating and now more timely than ever, War at the Top of the World is an extraordinary read for anyone interested in the current global balance of power.

Author : Michael Vinay Bhatia,Mark Sedra
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134054220

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Afghanistan, Arms and Conflict by Michael Vinay Bhatia,Mark Sedra Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of small arms and security-related issues in post-9/11 Afghanistan.

Author : Anthony H Cordesman,Abraham Wagner
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1990-04-19
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005574863

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The Lessons Of Modern War by Anthony H Cordesman,Abraham Wagner Pdf

This series takes a comprehensive look at five major conflicts in the later part of the 20th century.

Author : John Charles Griffiths
Publisher : Andre Deutsch
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015080832200

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Afghanistan by John Charles Griffiths Pdf

Set against Afghanistan's deep-rooted religious, ethnic and social divisions and the bitter civil war, this book examines the political situation, in particular the role of the Taliban - who controlled approximately 90 percent of the country before the war - under their fanatical and reclusive leader.

Author : Swadesh Rana,United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015024940523

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Small Arms and Intra-state Conflicts by Swadesh Rana,United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research Pdf

This paper draws a rough sketch of the characteristics of small arms & identifies major trends in their manufacture, acquisition & trade. It also provides a global profile of armed conflicts occurring within States & presents observations with a view to assisting in policy formulation.

Author : Stephen Biddle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1423548663

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Afghanistan and the Future of Warfare by Stephen Biddle Pdf

The defense debate tends to treat Afghanistan as either a revolution or a fluke: either the "Afghan Model" of special operations forces (SOF) plus precision munitions plus an indigenous ally is a widely applicable template for American defense planning, or it is a nonreplicable product of local idiosyncrasies. In fact, it is neither. The Afghan campaign of last fall and winter was actually much closer to a typical 20th century mid-intensity conflict, albeit one with unusually heavy fire support for one side. And this view has very different implications than either proponents or skeptics of the Afghan Model now claim. Afghan Model skeptics often point to Afghanistan's unusual culture of defection or the Taliban's poor skill or motivation as grounds for doubting the war's relevance to the future. Afghanistan's culture is certainly unusual, and there were many defections. The great bulk, however, occurred after the military tide had turned not before-hand. They were effects, not causes. The Afghan Taliban were surely unskilled and ill-motivated. The non- Afghan al Qaeda, however, have proven resolute and capable fighters. Their host's collapse was not attributable to any al Qaeda shortage of commitment or training. Afghan Model proponents, by contrast, credit precision weapons with annihilating enemies at a distance before they could close with our commandos or indigenous allies. Hence the model's broad utility: with SOF-directed bombs doing the real killing, even ragtag local militias will suffice as allies. All they need do is screen U.S. commandos from the occasional hostile survivor and occupy the abandoned ground thereafter. Yet the actual fighting in Afghanistan involved substantial close combat. Al Qaeda counterattackers closed, unseen, to pointblank range of friendly forces in battles at Highway 4 and Sayed Slim Kalay.

Author : Tom Lansford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798400607

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Afghanistan at War by Tom Lansford Pdf

Covering wars and conflicts of Afghanistan from the modern founding of the country in the 1700s to the contemporary struggle with the Taliban, this single-volume reference analyzes the causes and results of Afghanistan's wars and examines leading political and military figures, weapons, and tactics. Afghanistan has been embroiled in war and conflict throughout the latter part of the 20th century as well as the current millennium, but due to its location at the crossroads of Central Asia, Afghanistan has also endured repeated conquests throughout its turbulent earlier times. Examining Afghanistan's long military history through this book will enable readers to grasp the wider sociopolitical history of the country; appreciate the impact of these wars on Southwest Asia and superpowers such as Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States; and understand why Afghanistan remains a controversial battleground today. The alphabetically organized entries examine the major wars and conflicts of Afghanistan from the modern founding of the country during the Durrani Dynasty in the 1700s through the contemporary struggle with the Taliban. The book spotlights the role of key individuals in starting, pursuing, or ending conflicts, as well as their broader contributions to-or negative impact on-Afghanistan and the international arena. The work also presents essays that examine key subtopics such as weapons, tactics, ethnic groups, religion, and foreign relations. This allows the reader-whether a student, scholar, or member of a nonacademic audience-to examine a topic in depth and see how the event, figure, or movement fits into the broader history of Afghanistan.

Author : Tom Lansford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798400607

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Afghanistan at War by Tom Lansford Pdf

Covering wars and conflicts of Afghanistan from the modern founding of the country in the 1700s to the contemporary struggle with the Taliban, this single-volume reference analyzes the causes and results of Afghanistan's wars and examines leading political and military figures, weapons, and tactics. Afghanistan has been embroiled in war and conflict throughout the latter part of the 20th century as well as the current millennium, but due to its location at the crossroads of Central Asia, Afghanistan has also endured repeated conquests throughout its turbulent earlier times. Examining Afghanistan's long military history through this book will enable readers to grasp the wider sociopolitical history of the country; appreciate the impact of these wars on Southwest Asia and superpowers such as Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States; and understand why Afghanistan remains a controversial battleground today. The alphabetically organized entries examine the major wars and conflicts of Afghanistan from the modern founding of the country during the Durrani Dynasty in the 1700s through the contemporary struggle with the Taliban. The book spotlights the role of key individuals in starting, pursuing, or ending conflicts, as well as their broader contributions to-or negative impact on-Afghanistan and the international arena. The work also presents essays that examine key subtopics such as weapons, tactics, ethnic groups, religion, and foreign relations. This allows the reader-whether a student, scholar, or member of a nonacademic audience-to examine a topic in depth and see how the event, figure, or movement fits into the broader history of Afghanistan.

Author : Joseph J. Collins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Afghan War, 2001-
ISBN : 016088831X

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Understanding War in Afghanistan by Joseph J. Collins Pdf

Author : David Isby
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472801791

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Russia’s War in Afghanistan by David Isby Pdf

Text by David Isby. Colour plates by Ron Volstad. This book examines Soviet forces in Afghanistan. The origins and conduct of the war and the operational organisation of Soviet forces are discussed. Afghan resistance and weaponry is also examined. A comprehensive study of both sides in the Afghan war. Due to popular demand, strictly limited quantities of Osprey's most wanted out of print Men-at-Arms, Vanguard and Elite titles are back in stock. Many of these books have been out of print for 5 years or more, so don't miss this one-off opportunity to buy them hot-off-the-press at regular series prices while stocks last. Orders will be processed on a strictly first come, first served basis so hurry! Order your books today.