{"product_id":"the-forty-year-war-in-afghanistan-a-chronicle-foretold-9781839768170","title":"The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRarely 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTariq Ali has been following the wars in Afghanistan for forty years. He opposed Soviet military interven- tion in 1979, predicting disaster. He was also a fierce critic of its NATO sequel, Operation Enduring Freedom. In a series of trenchant commentaries, he has described the tragedies inflicted on Afghanistan, as well as the semi-Talibanisation and militarisation of neighbouring Pakistan. Most of his predictions have proved accurate. \u003ci\u003eThe Forty-Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the best of his writings and includes a new introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTariq Ali\u003c\/b\u003e has written more than two-dozen books on world history and politics -- the most recent of which are \u003ci\u003eThe Clash of Fundamentalisms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Obama Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Extreme Centre\u003c\/i\u003e -- as well as the novels of his Islam Quintet and scripts for the stage and screen. He is a long-standing member of the editorial committee of \u003ci\u003eNew Left Review\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50507713642770,"sku":"9781839768170","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8cc2e769-c696-434f-a45b-4e4e0800b86c.jpg?v=1730866760","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-forty-year-war-in-afghanistan-a-chronicle-foretold-9781839768170","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}