Grindle, Douglas, <br/><br/>
How we won & lost the war in Afghanistan :  two years in the Pashtun homeland / 
 How we won and lost the war in Afghanistan :  two years in the Pashtun homeland 
Douglas Grindle. 
 - 1 online resource (289 pages) :  illustrations, maps 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I. Into Afghanistan -- The train-up -- KAF world -- Part II. Into Dand -- Settling in -- Ousting the Taliban -- Nazak's grand bargain -- Priming the economy -- Waiting to work -- Kick-starting the staff -- Outpost life -- Security holds -- Women's work -- Part III. Dand in the balance -- Stealing from women -- Still starved of money -- Corruption of many kinds -- Holding back the Taliban -- The economy misses -- Solutions made in Washington -- Dand in the balance -- Part IV. On to Maiwand -- Two districts -- Security failing in Maiwand -- Drugs, not jobs -- Epilogue. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781612349930 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Grindle, Douglas.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Afghan War, 2001---Personal narratives, American.<br/>Afghan War, 2001---Journalists.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS371.413  / .G754 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>958.104/7