Afghanistan after the Western Drawdown - by Rohan Gunaratna & Douglas Woodall (Hardcover)

About the Book

Al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban, and their allies are poised to return to Afghanistan and the Mujahidin in Pakistan may once again draw the support of pools of fighters. Experts from the countries discussed explain the post-2014 key strategic decisions that face policymakers in A...

Book Synopsis

Al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban, and their allies are poised to return to Afghanistan and the Mujahidin in Pakistan may once again draw the support of pools of fighters. Experts from the countries discussed explain the post-2014 key strategic decisions that face policymakers in Afghanistan, the United States, and the region.

Review Quotes

Afghanistan after the Western Drawdown is an important book. Refreshingly written by regional and country-specific experts, it is bold in its willingness to predict. Gunaratna and Woodall have commissioned a team of experts who leverage their understanding of history to provide excellent predictive analysis. Had such a book been written for the Iraq experience, ISIS might not have been in today's headlines. A must-read for strategic planners, operators, academics and policy wonks of all national and political affiliations.

About the Author

Contributors
Iftekharul Bashar, Abdul Basit, Halimullah Kousary, and Nodirbek Soliyev.

Dr. Rohan Gunaratna is professor of security studies and head of the Inter- national Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Colonel Douglas Woodall commands a brigade at Fort Hood, Texas. Prior to this appointment, he was a United States Army War College fellow at the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.