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Afghan Stories (Set Of 2 Books): Escape from Kabul: The Inside Story (Paperback) | Afghanistan : Through the Fog of Instability (Hardback)
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Hachette | Rupa
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Levison Wood and Geraint Jones | R. K. Sawhney
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English
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1. Escape from Kabul: The Inside Story :-
Afghanistan, August 2021. As the clock ticks down to a total Allied withdrawal and the Taliban go door to door to execute ‘collaborators’, a small, semi-official force of allied Paratroopers and Marines set about evacuating as many Afghans and their families as possible.
The evacuation of Kabul in August 2021 will go down in military history as one of the most unexpected events in modern times. In an eerie replay of the disastrous British retreat from Kabul in 1842, coalition troops withdrew from Afghanistan after twenty years of military campaigning. The subsequent collapse of the Afghan government and its army shocked the world, as a resurgent Taliban gathered its forces and swept across the country. Thousands of Afghans who had worked with the allies were left to the meagre mercy of the Taliban.
As the Taliban went door to door to execute ‘collaborators’, a small international task force set out on a daring mission to evacuate as many Afghans and their families as possible.
Drawing on a wide range of first-hand accounts – the politicians and officers who planned the trans-continental rescue, the young soldiers who were faced with the unenviable task of keeping a crowd of thousands of desperate people at bay, former interpreters and soldiers of the Afghan Special Forces who made it out – Escape from Kabul is the harrowing true story of Operation Pitting and the Kabul airlift.
2. Afghanistan : Through the Fog of Instability :-
Afghanistan is a country that has seen more devastation than prosperity, especially in the last 20 years. The resurgence of the Taliban and its cat-and-mouse game with the West has brought the once lively nation on the brink of starvation and decline. And it’s not just the story of the present times. Even in the early nineteenth century—be it the three Anglo-Afghan wars, or the skirmish between Afghanistan and Pakistan surrounding the Durand Line—the nation has seen much more bloodshed than any other country in Asia. Today, with the government abandoning its people after the takeover by the Taliban along with the withdrawal of the US forces, Afghanistan has once again been told to fend for itself in the cruellest of ways.
In Afghanistan: Through the Fog of Instability, experts from various arenas of expertise including diplomacy, culture and security, have attempted to weave a tale of what Afghanistan was at one time, and how seedy forces had joined together to destroy the wellbeing of this nation. The book also covers the historical overview—from ancient times to the takeover by Taliban 2.0—that gives the readers a peek into how the country was at one point of time. With editor Lt Gen. R.K. Sawhney at the helm, the book makes a serious attempt in seeking answers to several problems plaguing the peace and security of this rather unfortunate country.
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1. Escape from Kabul: The Inside Story :-
Afghanistan, August 2021. As the clock ticks down to a total Allied withdrawal and the Taliban go door to door to execute ‘collaborators’, a small, semi-official force of allied Paratroopers and Marines set about evacuating as many Afghans and their families as possible.
The evacuation of Kabul in August 2021 will go down in military history as one of the most unexpected events in modern times. In an eerie replay of the disastrous British retreat from Kabul in 1842, coalition troops withdrew from Afghanistan after twenty years of military campaigning. The subsequent collapse of the Afghan government and its army shocked the world, as a resurgent Taliban gathered its forces and swept across the country. Thousands of Afghans who had worked with the allies were left to the meagre mercy of the Taliban.
As the Taliban went door to door to execute ‘collaborators’, a small international task force set out on a daring mission to evacuate as many Afghans and their families as possible.
Drawing on a wide range of first-hand accounts – the politicians and officers who planned the trans-continental rescue, the young soldiers who were faced with the unenviable task of keeping a crowd of thousands of desperate people at bay, former interpreters and soldiers of the Afghan Special Forces who made it out – Escape from Kabul is the harrowing true story of Operation Pitting and the Kabul airlift.
2. Afghanistan : Through the Fog of Instability :-
Afghanistan is a country that has seen more devastation than prosperity, especially in the last 20 years. The resurgence of the Taliban and its cat-and-mouse game with the West has brought the once lively nation on the brink of starvation and decline. And it’s not just the story of the present times. Even in the early nineteenth century—be it the three Anglo-Afghan wars, or the skirmish between Afghanistan and Pakistan surrounding the Durand Line—the nation has seen much more bloodshed than any other country in Asia. Today, with the government abandoning its people after the takeover by the Taliban along with the withdrawal of the US forces, Afghanistan has once again been told to fend for itself in the cruellest of ways.
In Afghanistan: Through the Fog of Instability, experts from various arenas of expertise including diplomacy, culture and security, have attempted to weave a tale of what Afghanistan was at one time, and how seedy forces had joined together to destroy the wellbeing of this nation. The book also covers the historical overview—from ancient times to the takeover by Taliban 2.0—that gives the readers a peek into how the country was at one point of time. With editor Lt Gen. R.K. Sawhney at the helm, the book makes a serious attempt in seeking answers to several problems plaguing the peace and security of this rather unfortunate country.
About Author
Levison Wood is an award-winning author, explorer and photographer, whose books and documentaries have won critical acclaim around the world. Levison is the author of 7 books to date, including Walking the Nile and Walking the Americas, which were both Sunday Times bestsellers, and Walking the Himalayas which was voted Adventure Travel Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards. His book Arabia was also chosen by Hudson Books as one of their Top Ten Non-Fiction Titles of 2019 in the USA.
Levison's passion for adventure and discovering more about indigenous ways of life has taken him to over 100 countries. He served for several years as an Officer in the British Parachute Regiment, including an operational deployment to Afghanistan, where he fought Taliban insurgents in Helmand. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, the Explorers Club and Visiting Fellow at Cass Business School.
He has presented several documentaries, which have aired around the world, including 'Arabia with Levison Wood', which was shortlisted for Best Documentary Series at the Broadcast Awards 2020 and his latest series 'Walking with Elephants', which recounts a trek across Botswana following a herd of elephants to the Okavango Delta. Levison is a passionate conservationist and an ambassador for the charity The Tusk Trust.
Lt Gen. R.K. Sawhney retired as the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff. He is a post-graduate in Defence from the Royal College of Defence Studies, London, prior to which he attended the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington and Long Defence Service Management Course at the College of Defence Management, India. During the Army service of approximately 40 years, he has held important positions in staff and command of different combat units and field formations.
He was involved in the conceptual development of strategies at senior levels as the director of Military Intelligence and was subsequently responsible for the overall coordination of the deployment of Indian Army troops at various UN missions as the deputy chief of Army Staff.
Post retirement, he was deputed by the Government of India to monitor the situation in Afghanistan, a country which he has visited many times since 2002. He is presently a Senior Fellow and Center Head for National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies and Internal Security Studies in Vivekananda International Foundation, an important think tank in New Delhi, comprising retired senior officers of Armed Forces, diplomats, intelligence officers and civil servants. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Levison's passion for adventure and discovering more about indigenous ways of life has taken him to over 100 countries. He served for several years as an Officer in the British Parachute Regiment, including an operational deployment to Afghanistan, where he fought Taliban insurgents in Helmand. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, the Explorers Club and Visiting Fellow at Cass Business School.
He has presented several documentaries, which have aired around the world, including 'Arabia with Levison Wood', which was shortlisted for Best Documentary Series at the Broadcast Awards 2020 and his latest series 'Walking with Elephants', which recounts a trek across Botswana following a herd of elephants to the Okavango Delta. Levison is a passionate conservationist and an ambassador for the charity The Tusk Trust.
Lt Gen. R.K. Sawhney retired as the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff. He is a post-graduate in Defence from the Royal College of Defence Studies, London, prior to which he attended the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington and Long Defence Service Management Course at the College of Defence Management, India. During the Army service of approximately 40 years, he has held important positions in staff and command of different combat units and field formations.
He was involved in the conceptual development of strategies at senior levels as the director of Military Intelligence and was subsequently responsible for the overall coordination of the deployment of Indian Army troops at various UN missions as the deputy chief of Army Staff.
Post retirement, he was deputed by the Government of India to monitor the situation in Afghanistan, a country which he has visited many times since 2002. He is presently a Senior Fellow and Center Head for National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies and Internal Security Studies in Vivekananda International Foundation, an important think tank in New Delhi, comprising retired senior officers of Armed Forces, diplomats, intelligence officers and civil servants. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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