US policy towards Afghanistan, 1979-2014 : 'a force for good' /

Providing a study of US policy towards Afghanistan from the Soviet intervention of 1979 to the exit of US/International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) combat troops at the end of 2014, this book examines how the United States' construction of its interests has shaped its long-term involvemen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Teitler, Anthony (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, [2020]
Series:	Routledge studies in US foreign policy.
Subjects:	United States > Foreign relations > Afghanistan. Afghanistan > Foreign relations > United States. United States > Military relations > Afghanistan. Afghanistan > Military relations > United States. Afghanistan > History > Soviet occupation, 1979-1989. Afghan War, 2001- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The intersection of constructivism and American exceptionalism
Supporting the Afghan 'freedom fighters' against the 'perils' of communism, 1979-1989
The Bush administration's strategic construction of 9/11 and Afghanistan
The Obama administration and the renewed significance of Afghanistan
Obama and Afghanistan : the continuing danger of a 'safe haven'?
Conclusion