Chapter six. Afghanistan’s Failed Search for Stability

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ILLUSTRATIONS vii
4. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION ix
5. PREFACE TO THE 2010 EDITION xi
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter one. People and Places 17
8. Chapter two. Conquering and Ruling Premodern Afghanistan 66
9. Chapter three. Anglo- Afghan Wars and State Building in Afghanistan 110
10. Chapter four. Afghanistan in the Twentieth Century: State and Society in Conflict 164
11. Chapter five. Afghanistan in the Twenty- first Century 272
12. Chapter six. Afghanistan’s Failed Search for Stability 330
13. Chapter seven. Some Conclusions (2010) 379
14. NOTES 393
15. REFERENCES 403
16. INDEX 413