As Ambassador and Special Envoy on Afghanistan from 1989 to
1992, Peter Tomsen has had close relationships with Afghan leaders
and has dealt with senior Taliban, warlords, and religious leaders
involved in the region’s conflicts over the last two decades. Now
Tomsen draws on a rich trove of never-before-published material to
shed new light on the American involvement in the long and
continuing Afghan war.
This book offers a deeply informed perspective on how
Afghanistan’s history as a “shatter zone” for foreign invaders and
its tribal society have shaped the modern Afghan narrative. It
brings to life the appallingly misinformed secret operations by
foreign intelligence agencies, including the Soviet NKVD and KGB,
the Pakistani ISI, and the CIA.
American policy makers, Tomsen argues, still do not understand
Afghanistan; nor do they appreciate how the CIA’s covert operations
and the Pentagon’s military strategy have strengthened extremism in
the country. At this critical time, he shows how the U.S. and the
coalition it leads can assist the region back to peace and
stability.
關於作者：
Peter Tomsen was President George H.W. Bush''s Special
Envoy on Afghanistan with the rank of Ambassador from 1989 to 1992.
Tomsen entered the Foreign Service in 1967 and served in Thailand,
Vietnam, China, and the Soviet Union. He was United States Deputy
Chief of Mission in China from 1986 to 1989, deputy Assistant
Secretary for East Asian Affairs from 1992 to 1995, and the
American Ambassador to Armenia from 1995 to 1998. He lives in
Virginia with his wife.
目錄：
List of Maps
Introduction
Note About Transliteration
Cast of Characters
PART I
TRIBAL INCUBATOR
1 Padshahgardi
2 Shatter Zone
3 Tribe and Mosque
4 Modernizing Monarchs
5 Red Sunrise
PART II
FISSION
6 Commissar Meets Tribesman
7 Big Fox Catches Little Fox
8 Green Dawn
9 Insubordinate Puppets
10 The General''s Vision
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