The Afghan war : why the US lost
A number of variables underpin US failure in Afghanistan. But the most salient ones are three that also explain America’s Vietnam fiasco and the Soviet Union’s Afghanistan debacle. Whatever Washington’s reasoning, the Taliban’s return to power entails serious implications for the US’ and NATO’s pres...
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| description | A number of variables underpin US failure in Afghanistan. But the most salient ones are three that also explain America’s Vietnam fiasco and the Soviet Union’s Afghanistan debacle. Whatever Washington’s reasoning, the Taliban’s return to power entails serious implications for the US’ and NATO’s prestige. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1552912023-03-05T17:16:31Z The Afghan war : why the US lost Saikal, Amin S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social sciences::Political science Country and Region Studies International Politics and Security A number of variables underpin US failure in Afghanistan. But the most salient ones are three that also explain America’s Vietnam fiasco and the Soviet Union’s Afghanistan debacle. Whatever Washington’s reasoning, the Taliban’s return to power entails serious implications for the US’ and NATO’s prestige. Published version 2022-02-16T02:56:08Z 2022-02-16T02:56:08Z 2021 Commentary Saikal, A. (2021). The Afghan war : why the US lost. RSIS Commentaries, 140-21. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155291 en RSIS Commentaries, 140-21 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
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