The Other War we Never Finished

[GAsux]

It's difficult to overturn centuries of tribal rule with a sort of national govt. that all are willing to buy of on. Even during periods of relative national unity the outlaying regions of the country were still ruled by regional warlords. None are eager to cede their meager powers to former rivals.

For the record, Steven Koll's book, Ghost Wars does a great job in my opinion of providing a substantive account of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan from the start of the Soviet War to the eve of 9/11. It's a pretty broad and insightful piece.