Frontline Afghanistan

Product Description

In the eight years since the launch of Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan has rarely been out of the news. Over a thousand coalition military fatalities have been reported & many times that number of Afghan civilians. The country is in the process of rebuilding & yet the fighting continues. Following the success of his previous book Battlefield Afghanistan" Mike Ryan looks at the state of this war-ravaged nation as Barack Obama finally decides to escalate Americas military presence. He considers the current role of coalition troops & the progress being made or not being made
- more than 100 British troops died in Afghanistan in 2009 the highest death toll for any year since the mission began in October 2001
- things are getting worse not better. The author has unrivalled access not only to commanding officers but also to the boots on the ground. With more than 200 colour photographs & analysis of the situation from those actually doing the fighting " Frontline Afghanistan" may help the reader to make up his or her mind about the legitimacy of the conflict & the possible way forward. This is a different kind of fight. We must conduct classic counterinsurgency operations in an environment that is uniquely complex. Our strategy cannot be focused on seizing terrain or destroying insurgent forces; our objective must be the population
- Resources will not win this war but under-resourcing could lose it
- General Stanley Mc Chrystal. Our backing of the Afghan government in its current form continues to distance the government from the people
- Matthew P. Hoh former US Marine officer resigning as senior American civilian representative in Zabul province November 2009. As the death toll rises who is right? " Frontline Afghanistan" provides a visual record of what is happening now plus the analysis of commanders in the field. It might help you to make up your mind."