In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan

Table of Contents

ALSO BY SETH G. JONES

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

CONTENTS

List of Maps and Graphs

Chronology

Photographic Insert

Introduction

1. Descent into Violence

2. The Mujahideen Era

3. Uncivil War

4. The Rise of the Taliban

5. Al Qa’ida’s Strategic Alliance

6. Operation Enduring Freedom

7. Light Footprint

8. Early Successes

9. The Logic of Insurgency

10. Collapse of Law and Order

11. A Growing Cancer

12. The Perfect Storm

13. A Three-Front War

14. National Caveats

15. The Water Must Boil

16. Al Qa’ida: A Force Multiplier

17. In the Eye of the Storm

18. Back to the Future

Afterword

Acknowledgments

Notes