In The Graveyard of Empires by Seth Jones

In the Graveyard of Empires is a book about the Afghan war.  Dr. Seth Jones has deep Afghanistan experience, has wrote numerous books and publications about the war in Afghanistan, and recently served as an advisor and plans officer to the Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command (CFSOCC-A) in Afghanistan.  The book examines what went wrong in Afghanistan after the extremely successful operation to topple the Taliban regime in the fall of 2001.  The book provides you a historical background to the Afghan war to include the Soviet invasion, the mujahideen fight against the Russians, the civil war after the Russian withdrawal, the rise of the Taliban up to their overthrow by the Northern Alliance and the U.S. Special Forces.  It then provides a historical context of how the war has progressed - and how it has gone wrong.  The author concludes with an analysis of how to win the war and provides some sound recommendations on the way forward.  Click on the link below to read more reviews about the book or to purchase from Amazon.com.

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