Afghanistan after the Western Drawdown / edited by Rohan Gunaratna and Douglas Woodall

Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 270 pages)
Additional Creators: Gunaratna, Rohan, 1961- and Woodall, Douglas, 1971-

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What does the future hold for Afghanistan? / Halimullah Kousary -- Pakistan's inextricable role in Afghanistan's future / Abdul Basit -- An American perspective for Afghanistan's future / Douglas R. Woodall -- India's key role and South Asia's security concerns / Iftekharul Bashar -- The endgame in Afghanistan will impact central Asia / Nodirbek Soliyev -- Iran's strategic designs for Afghanistan / Halimullah Kousary -- Why Afghanistan matters : the global threat of terrorism / Rohan Gunaratna -- Threat group profiles.

Summary

Al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban, and their allies are poised to return to Afghanistan and the Mujahidin in Pakistan may once again draw the support of pools of fighters. Experts from the countries discussed explain the post-2014 key strategic decisions that face policymakers in Afghanistan, the United States, and the region.

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9781442245068 (ebook)
1442245069
9781442245068 (electronic)
9781442245051 (cloth ; alk. paper)
1442245050

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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