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US Counter-Terrorism Operations in Afghanistan
Jackpots, Dry Holes, and Collateral Damage
US Counter-Terrorism Operations in Afghanistan
Jackpots, Dry Holes, and Collateral Damage
Description
In this landmark work, Jonathan Schroden captures the complete history of U.S. counterterrorism 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 existing scholarly research into US counter-terror operations, this book also features analysis of memoirs, news and investigative reporting, official U.S. government accounts and documents, as well as interviews with key leaders of U.S. counter-terrorism units and operations in Afghanistan. The result is a complete, detailed, nuanced, and objective understanding of the goals, approaches, and results of U.S. counter-terrorism operations during its war in Afghanistan.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2: The Dark Years
Chapter 3: Expanding the Target Set
Chapter 4: Raids and Consequences
Chapter 5: Ktah Khas, Commandos, Triples, and Zeros
Chapter 6: Pursue, Persist, Prevail
Chapter 7: The Black Cloud
Chapter 8: The Last Strike
Chapter 9: Over the Horizon
Index
Product details
| Published | 05 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781350374218 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Series | Studies in Contemporary Warfare |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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