The dust of Kandahar : a diplomat among warriors in Afghanistan / by Addleton, Jonathan S. (Jonathan Stuart), 1957-

Subjects: “…Afghan War, 2001-2021 Campaigns Afghanistan Kandahār.…”
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From Kinshasa to Kandahar : Canada and fragile states in historical perspective /

Table of Contents: “…7: BOSNIA: From Failed State to Functioning State8: SIX YEARS IN KANDAHAR: Understanding Canada's Multidimensional Effort to Builda Sustainable Afghan State; 9: CANADA AND FRAGILESTATES IN THE AMERICAS; 10: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN FRAGILE AND STABLE STATES: Dilemmas and Opportunities in South Sudan and Ghana; 11: CONCLUSION; CONTRIBUTORS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Back Cover.…”
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Eating mud crabs in Kandahar : stories of food during wartime by the world's leading correspondents /

Table of Contents: “…Same-day cow : Afghanistan / Tim Hetherington -- Eau de cadavre : Somalia and Rwanda / Sam Kiley -- Eating mud crabs in Kandahar : Afghanistan / Christina Lamb -- Munther cannot cook your turkey : Iraq / Rajiv Chandrasekaran -- Breaking bread. …”
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Sunday morning. Journal : Afghanistan murders

Subjects: “…Mass murder Afghanistan Kandahār.…”
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A nurse on the edge of the desert : from Birdsville to Kandahar: the art of extreme nursing / by Cameron, Andrew, 1956-, McCrystal, John

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The Guantanamo Files : the Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison. by Worthington, Andy

Table of Contents: “…From Sheberghan to Kandahar; Screening; Afghans transferred from Sheberghan.…”
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U.S. Marines In Afghanistan, 2001-2002. by Lowrey, Colonel Nathan S.

Table of Contents: “…CHAPTER 10-OCCUPATION AND EXPLOITATION OPERATIONSSecuring the Kabul Embassy; Occupying Kandahar Airport; Sensitive Site Exploitation: Tarnak Farms and Dewalak; CHAPTER 11-CONCURRENT AND DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS AT KANDAHAR; Establishing a Second Forward Operating Base; Sustainment at Kandahar; Airfield Maintenance at Kandahar; Detention Operations; Visitors, Holiday Celebrations, and Continued Conflict; CHAPTER 12-TORA BORA; A View from the Front; A Base Too Far; Wrapping Up; A Plan from the Past; CHAPTER 13-SENSITIVE SITE EXPLOITATION AND SECURITY MISSIONS; Maiwand Garrison.…”
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Inside Afghanistan by Lane, Bruce, 1938-

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Shortly thereafter : poetry by Halloran, Colin D.

Table of Contents: “…. -- Lines compoposed a few miles above Kandahar. -- When flying in helicopters at night. -- Radio. -- Vigil. -- I want to paint the sunrise. -- Tours. -- Raining in Germany. -- Hartsfield. -- Shortly thereafter. -- Gear shift. -- Bottle opener. -- Bottle of sunshine. -- Cigarettes. -- Migratory. -- The second story window doesn't see so high. -- Kill count. -- I'm reminded, ore in winter. -- Monuments.…”

Playing poker with the SAS : a comedy tour of Iraq and Afghanistan by Gleeson, Tom, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Acronyms; The Assignment September 2006; The Rehearsal; The Departure; Secret country No. 1; Iraq; Baghdad; Tallil; Secret country No. 2; Tarin Kowt; Kandahar; Secret country No. 3; Playing Poker with the SAS; The boat; Homeward.…”
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Doctors at war : life and death in a field hospital by Rond, Mark de

Table of Contents: “…Hawkeye -- Reporting for duty -- Camp Bastion -- A reason to live -- Legs -- Apocalypse now and again -- Boredom -- Christmas in June -- A record-breaking month -- A trip to Kandahar -- War is nasty -- Hell of a way to start your day -- Back home.…”
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Talibanistan : negotiating the borders between terror, politics and religion

Table of Contents: “…Militancy and conflict across the FATA and NWFP / by Brian Fishman -- Al-Qaeda's allies: explaining the relationship between al-Qaeda and various factions of the Taliban after 2001 / by Anne Stenersen -- North Waziristan / by Mansur Khan Mahsud, Anand Gopal, and Brian Fishman -- South Waziristan / by Mansur Khan Mahsud -- Pakistan's coin flip: the recent history of Pakistani military counterinsurgency operations in the NWFP and FATA / by Sameer Lalwani -- Drone strikes in Pakistan / by Peter Bergen and Jennifer Rowland -- My drone war / by Pir Zubair Shah -- FATA poll / by Peter Bergen, Patrick Doherty, and Ken Ballen -- Inside Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province: the changing political landscape / by Hassan Abbas -- Bajaur / by Rahmanullah -- The Swat Valley / by Daud Khattak -- Zabul and Uruzgan / by Martine van Bijlert -- Kandahar / by Anand Gopal -- Reconciliation / by Thomas Ruttig -- The 80 percent solution: the strategic defeat of bin Laden's al-Qaeda and implications for South Asian security / by Thomas F. …”
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My Life with the Taliban. by Zaeef, Abdul Salam

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Kandahar: Portrait of a City; Editors' Acknowledgements; Editors' Notes; Character List; Foreword by Barnett R. …”
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Afghanistan in the cinema by Graham, Mark (Mark A.), 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Land without images : Kandahar -- Afghan gothic : Osama -- Border crossings. …”
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The Pashtun question : the unresolved key to the future of Pakistan and Afghanistan by Siddique, Abubakar

Table of Contents: “…Twenty-first century Pashtuns: continuity amid catastrophe -- From peaceful borderlands to incubators of extremism -- The Taliban in power -- War in Waziristan -- Vanishing tribes -- Terror in Pakhtunkhwa -- Simmering Balochistan: a Taliban haven -- Old and new Islamists in Loy Nangarhar -- Tribes, communists and generational jihadists in Loya Paktia -- The new Taliban in Loy Kandahar -- Crafting a peacful future.…”
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60 minutes. Ambush in Afghanistan

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Where no one has heard : the life of J. Christy Wilson, Jr. by Wilson, Ken, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Family roots -- A Persian childhood -- Blossoming in Princeton and Edinburgh -- Launching a missions conference -- Betty -- A roundabout route to Afghanistan -- A modern tentmaker and a crown prince -- Close call over Kandahar -- A father's joy -- Two watermelons in one hand -- Adventures -- An assist from Eisenhower -- A church building destroyed, a government overthrown -- Becoming professor Wilson -- Ice cream on the cake -- Disciplines for spiritual growth -- The sunset years -- Reflections.…”
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Afghanistan War. by Wadle, Ryan

Table of Contents: “…Embassy (Islamabad), Cable, "Meeting with the Taliban in Kandahar: More Questions Than Answers," February 15, 1995.…”
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No ordinary men special operations forces missions in Afghanistan by Horn, Bernd, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Canadian SOF Legacy -- Chapter 2 Looking For Trouble: Penetrating the De Lam Ghar Taliban Sanctuary, September 2005 -- Chapter 3 Never Say Die: Into the Jaws of Death at Chenartu -- Chapter 4 Where No Men Dare Travel: Penetrating the Baghran Valley -- Chapter 5 No Room for Error: Desperate Fight for Survival in Tarin Kowt -- Chapter 6 When the Thunder Comes: The Invisible Hand of SOF Shaping the Battlefield -- Chapter 7 Chaos in Kandahar: The Battle for Building 4 -- Glossary of Abbreviations.…”
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The gambler and the bug boy : 1939 Los Angeles and the untold story of a horse racing fix by Christgau, John

Table of Contents: “…The Biltmore Hotel; 8. Buron; 9. Kandahar; 10. Pinkus and Omelet; 11. English Harry; 12. …”
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Toppling the Taliban : air-ground operations in Afghanistan, October 2001/June 2002 by Perry, Walter L., Kassing, David

Table of Contents: “…Policy; Implications; Observations; Command and Control; Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance; The Coalition; Humanitarian Assistance; Treatment of Detainees; CHAPTER FOUR: Hunting Down Taliban and Al Qaeda Remnants; Control of Ground Forces; Task Force 58; Formation of Task Force 58; Coordinating Operations with Pakistan; Joint and Coalition Operations; FOB Rhino; Operations; Taking the Kandahar Airport; Sensitive Site Exploitations; Detainee Operations5; Air Support Operations…”
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FRIENDLY FIRE : W5

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India-Pakistan in war & peace by Dixit, J. N. (Jyotindra Nath), 1936-2005

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; IC-814 to Kandahar; Implications of the Kargil War; Tunnel Visionaries; Wellsprings of Antagonism; From Democracy to Dictatorship and War; The Break-up of Pakistan: Mujibnagar to Simla -- The Advent of Zia-ul-Haq; Coup to Coup: Pakistan, 1972-1999; Kashmir: The Intractable Bone of Contention; India and Pakistan -- Nuclear Weapons States; Retrospect and Prospects; The Agra Summit and After; Uncertainties or Opportunities; Annexures; Pakistan-Birth and Objectives; Chronology of Significant Bilateral Meetings Between 1994-2000; Joint Statement.…”
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The black tulip by Lane, Bruce, 1938-

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Le pari de l'impossible : De la chasse à la patrouille de France, une aventure humaine. by Béthoux, Romain

Table of Contents: “…; Chapitre 7 -- Au combat avec le Normandie-Niémen; Chapitre 8 -- La reco, de Kandahar à Tripoli; Chapitre 9 -- Rattrapé par la Patrouille; Chapitre 10 -- À l'assaut du mont Athos; Chapitre 11 -- Une saison de charognard; Chapitre 12 -- Dernière ligne droite; Chapitre 13 -- Premiers meetings, premières émotions.…”
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Dollars for terror : the United States and Islam. by Labeviere, Richard

Table of Contents: “…TABLE OF CONTENTS; PROLOGUE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION The Cold War Continues; Preface; Chapter I The Nairobi and Dar es Salaam Attacks; Chapter II An American Friend at the Palace of Nations; Chapter III Islamism Versus Arab Nationalism; Chapter IV The Mercenaries of Globalization; Chapter V The CIA's "Afghans" and Their Networks; Chapter VI Osama bin Laden, Our Man in Kandahar; Chapter VII The Muslim Brothers' Holy (and Financial) War; Chapter VIII Is There a Pilot Onboard the U.S. …”
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Hopeless but optimistic : journeying through America's endless war in Afghanistan by Wissing, Douglas A.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Prologue -- 1 Landing -- 2 Problems -- 3 In/Out -- 4 Reify -- 5 Shoulders -- 6 Salerno -- 7 Retrograde -- 8 Better -- 9 Boom -- 10 WHAM -- 11 Luck -- 12 Shitholes -- 13 Road -- 14 Friends -- 15 Kandahar -- 16 Leatherneck -- 17 Sex -- 18 Drugs -- 19 Brains -- 20 Birds -- 21 Geronimo -- 22 Dream -- 23 Ship -- 24 Slaughter -- 25 System -- 26 Believers -- 27 Rumi -- 28 Enduring -- 29 Beauty -- 30 Sustaining -- 31 Challenges -- 32 Women -- 33 Dutch -- 34 Intermediates -- 35 Embassy -- 36 Loss -- 37 Optimism -- Epilogue -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Photo gallery.…”
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Obligations and omissions : Canada's ambiguous actions on gender equality

Table of Contents: “…Discourse and whole-of-government: the instrumentalization of gender in the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team -- 9. The gendered politics of deceit in Egypt: the instrumentalization of women's rights for an international geostrategic agenda -- 10. …”
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Afghan lessons : culture, diplomacy, and counterinsurgency by Gentilini, Fernando

Table of Contents: “…-- Winning -- The neo-Taliban -- A world of advice from a princess -- "The insubstantial state" -- Arg -- Civilian casualties, I -- What there was, what there should have been -- To coordinate, or to be coordinated -- A small travel library, II -- ISAF -- Khyber, 1842, 1878, 1919, 1928 -- Indian holiday -- Snow -- Clear, hold, and build -- Civilian casualties, II -- Obama and Af-Pak, March 29, 2009 -- Awkward neighbors -- A small travel library, III -- A dream -- Karzai -- Bird's-eye views -- Kandahar -- COIN, the counterinsurgency manual -- Civilian casualties, III -- Shia family law -- Women -- A small travel library, IV -- Death in August -- The presidential elections -- A way to reconciliation -- The future of Af-Pak -- Leaving Kabul, February 2010.…”
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Breve cartografía de lugares sin ningún interés by Castro, Marcílio França

Table of Contents: “…LAS CARTAS CHINAS -- LA INESTABLE VIDA DE LOS PLANETAS -- V -- LOS ZAPATOS DE DEYANIRA -- DOS RETRATOS -- JOÃO Y JÚLIA -- VI -- INFANCIA -- DOS PISOS -- LA MARQUESINA -- NOTICIAS DE KANDAHAR -- LAS TIERRAS BALDÍAS -- VII -- LOS ESCRIBAS -- DOS NOTAS SOBRE LA LITERATURA DE -- ENTRE LO ORDINARIO Y LO EXTRAORDINARIO: SOBRE (...) -- SOBRE A CASA DOS OUTROS -- BIOGRAFÍA -- BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- NOTA SOBRE LA PRESENTE EDICIÓN…”
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Taliban : the power of militant Islam in Afghanistan and beyond by Rashid, Ahmed

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; New Preface; Preface and Acknowledgements; Maps; Introduction: Afghanistan's Holy Warriors; Part 1 -- History of the Taliban Movement; 1. Kandahar 1994: The Origins of the Taliban; 2. Herat 1995: God's Invincible Soldiers; 3. …”
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100 years of Canadian foreign policy

Table of Contents: “…The importance of France in Canadian foreign policy / Justin Massie -- From King to Kandahar: Canada, multilateralism and conflict in the Pacific, 1909-2009 / John Meehan and David Webster -- Chinese shadows / Fred Edwards -- The transatlantic romance of the North Atlantic triangle: narratives of autonomy and empire in Canadian foreign relations / Cara Spittal -- And the beat goes on: "identity" and Canadian foreign policy / David G. …”
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Tradition antique et tolérance moderne : Textes choisis et présentés par Philippe Despoix et Georges Leroux. by Klibansky, Raymond

Table of Contents: “…Tolérance et liberté; La correspondance inconnue de Leibniz avec des savants et des hommes de lettres anglais; John Locke, Lettre sur la tolérance; Jan Patočka; Le trésor de Kandahar; IV. Regards rétrospectifs; À l'occasion du cinquantième anniversaire de la Nuit de Cristal.…”
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Advances in design for cross-cultural activities

Table of Contents: “…Granular ABM simulations for operational use: Forecasting and what-if experiments with models of Kandahar and Kunduz; 4. Culture that works; 5. Discovering entity characteristics and relationships through topic modeling.…”
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Russia in Asia : a record and study, 1558-1899 by Krausse, Alexis Sidney, 1859-1904

Table of Contents: “…Note continued: Neglected opportunities -- Kandahar and its occupation -- Abdur Rahman -- His reasoning -- Failure of British policy -- The Afghan frontier -- Its defences -- Routes to the Indus -- Herat the key to India -- Its position and defences -- Prospects of Russian occupation -- The duty of England -- Skobeleff's forecast of events -- Prospects of Ameer's death -- Critical juncture approaching, -- Opposite views of Russian policy -- These tend to play into Russia's hands -- Position of Russia -- Rationale of her methods -- Only test of diplomacy, its success -- Its constancy -- Guiding principles -- Contrast between Russian and English methods -- How Asiatic peoples are civilised -- Russian rule in Central Asia -- British rule in India -- Variation of British methods -- Folly in Afghanistan -- The Kandahar episode -- Britain's weakness Russia's strength -- Russia's characteristics -- Necessity of abandoning theories in judging Russian methods.…”
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Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 2006. by Mutimer, David

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Canadian calendar 2006 -- Editor's introduction -- the year in review -- Parliament and politics -- Thirty-ninth general election -- Contestants -- Major party platforms and issues -- Swing to the Conservatives -- Results -- Liberal leadership transfer -- The NDP and Bloc hold steady -- Green Party leadership -- National institutions -- Cabinet -- Speech from the Throne -- Branding Canada's 'New Government' and the Conservatives' style -- House by-elections and caucus changes -- Fixed election dates -- Government accountability -- Patronage commissioner -- Senate reform -- Supreme Court -- Auditor general -- Ethics Commissioner -- National economy -- Economic indicators -- The Conservatives' first budget -- Trimming the fat, stirring the pot -- Autumn economic update -- Income trusts -- Trade -- Major policy areas -- Aboriginal affairs -- Recognition of the Quebecois -- Crime and punishment -- Kyoto and greenhouse emissions -- Same-Sex marriage reopened ... and closed -- Extending the Afghanistan mission -- Special commission and inquiries -- Gomery Commission and the sponsorship scandal -- Maher Arar inquiry -- Air India Bombing Inquiry -- Personalities and controversies -- David Emerson and the ethics commissioner -- Wheat Board -- Office of the correctional investigator -- Foreign affairs and defence -- Foreign affairs -- Terrorism and Canada -- Prophet Mohammed cartoons -- Toronto 18 -- Air India -- Canadians kidnapped in Iraq -- The Khadrs -- Arar inquiry -- Crisis in Lebanon -- Major trade issues -- World Trade Organization -- Softwood lumber -- North American borders -- Canada-China relations -- International AIDS conference -- Defence policy -- Afghanistan -- Mission and debate -- Canadian casualties in Afghanistan -- Prime minister Harper's visit to Kandahar -- Arctic -- Defence procurement.…”
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The other side of the mountain : Mujahideen tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War by Jalali, Ali Ahmad, Grau, Lester W.

Table of Contents: “…VIGNETTE 7 -- TWO CONVOYS IN THE KILL ZONE by Toryalai HematVIGNETTE 8 -- AMBUSH NEAR ABDULLAH-E BURJ by Haji Abdul Qader and Haji Qasab; VIGNETTE 9 -- DEH-KHWAJA AMBUSH by Commander Mulla Malang; VIGNETTE 10 -- DURANAY AMBUSH by Commander Haji Mohammad Seddiq; VIGNETTE 11 -- KANDAHAR AMBUSHES by Commander Mulla Malang; The Herat Column; VIGNETTE 12 -- AMBUSH AT QALA-E HAIDAR by Asil Khan; VIGNETTE 13 -- AMBUSH AT THE SADRE AZAM HILL by Doctor Mohammad Wakil; VIGNETTE 14 -- AMBUSH AT MAZAR CREEK by Commander Qazi Guljan Tayeb; VIGNETTE 15 -- AMBUSH AT QAFUS TANGAY by Major Sher Aqa Kochay.…”
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