US Counterterrorism Operations in Afghanistan: Jackpots, Dry Holes, and Collateral Damage

In this landmark work, Jonathan Schroden captures the complete history of US counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan.

Beginning with the United States' overthrow of the Taliban government in 2001 and ending with the Taliban's overthrow of the US-backed government twenty years later, Schroden describes the creation, evolution, operations, and results of US and Afghan special operations task forces designed to counter al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State in Afghanistan.

Building on...