This book highlights the evolution of the Afghanistan war through the documents that helped to shape it and includes primary source documents from the national and international participants in nearly four decades of conflict that led to the war. Discusses the macro and micro costs, the political, social, economic, and military factors that have allowed the fighting to persist, and the military dynamics of the war and how it has changed those who have fought in it.

Documents from the Soviet Invasion and Civil War, 1979-2001 -- Documents from Operation Enduring Freedom and the beginning of Reconstruction, 2001-2003 -- Documents from the return of the Taliban and Counterinsurgency, 2003-2009 -- Documents from the surge, withdrawal, and an uncertain future, 2009-2017. "Providing an invaluable introductory resource for students investigating the war in Afghanistan, this book highlights the evolution of the conflict through the documents that helped to shape it." -- Provided by publisher.

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