{"product_id":"forty-year-war-in-afghanistan","title":"Forty-year War In Afghanistan","description":"The NATO occupation of Afghanistan is over, and a balance-sheet can be drawn. These essays on war and peace in the region reveal Tariq Ali at his sharpest and most prescient.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Rarely has there been such an enthusiastic display of international unity as that which greeted the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Compared to Iraq, Afghanistan became the 'good war.' But a stalemate ensued, and the Taliban waited out the NATO contingents. Today, with the collapse of the puppet regime in Kabul, what does the future hold for a traumatised Afghan people? Will China become the dominant influence in the country?\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; Tariq Ali has been following the wars on Afghanistan for forty years. He opposed Soviet military intervention in 1979, predicting disaster. He was also a fierce critic of its NATO sequel, ‘Operation Enduring Freedom’. In a series of trenchant commentaries, he described the tragedies inflicted on Afghanistan, as well as the semi-Talibanisation and militarisation of neighbouring Pakistan. Most of his predictions proved accurate. \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Forty Year War in Afghanistan\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; brings together the best of his writings and includes a new introduction.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314081833342,"sku":"NW9781839768170","price":10.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781839768170.jpg?v=1778593261","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/forty-year-war-in-afghanistan","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}