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The last days of the Afghan republic, a doomed evacuation twenty years in the making, Arsalan Noori and Noah Coburn

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The last days of the Afghan republic, a doomed evacuation twenty years in the making, Arsalan Noori and Noah Coburn
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The last days of the Afghan republic
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bibliography
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Arsalan Noori and Noah Coburn
Sub title
a doomed evacuation twenty years in the making
Summary
"A nuanced and human portrait of a generation of young Afghans who bought into the promise of the international intervention and were caught in the structures of the Forever War"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
The last flight out of HKIA -- The final days -- A failed intervention? -- A land of opportunity? A contracted war -- A divided country -- A growing distance -- Young politics -- Special immigrants -- Willful ignorance -- The second coming of the Taliban -- Insecurity and failed diplomacy -- The challenges of resettlement Lawyers, travel agents, and traffickers The final days of the American occupation Why wasn't it fixed? -- Priority 2 -- The collapse -- After August 15 -- Chaos -- In Afghanistan, it's still who you know -- Unaccompanied minors -- The women who remained behind -- Tea with the Taliban -- Airplane hangers -- Making compromises -- Parole -- California -- Kabul
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