Contemporary Afghanistan Studies

The list author says:
	"Hotly discussed new insider's scoop on the goings-on in the White House."

The list author says:
	"Gretchen Peters' book is a great way into the impenetrable nature of the Afghan opium trade."

The list author says:
	"This is a great read. Adds to the understanding of the 'Taliban' in its various incarnations."

The list author says:
	"Kilcullen's book introduces the fascinating notion of the 'Accidental Guerrillas', these are people who are just, plain, bored."

The list author says:
	"John Nagl's PhD thesis is a great account of the British and American experiences of mid-twentieth-century counterinsurgency operations, and lessons learned. Or not."

The list author says:
	"Thomas Hammes' account of the rise of 4GW. It's an interesting book. The debate is somewhat flat now, though."

The list author says:
	"This book discusses the central focus of my Masters' thesis; the link between COIN and the drug trade. Great read."

The list author says:
	"David Macdonald's book is an enlightening treatise on the damage that drugs are doing to Afghan society."