An Intimate War: An Oral History of the Helmand Conflict, 1978-2012Oxford University Press, 1 jul 2014 An Intimate War tells the story of the last thirty-four years of conflict in Helmand Province, Afghani- stan as seen through the eyes of the Helmandis. In the West, this period is often defined through different lenses - the Soviet intervention, the civil war, the Taliban, and the post-2001 nation-building era. Yet, as experienced by local inhabitants, the Helmand conflict is a perennial one, involving the same individuals, families and groups, and driven by the same arguments over land, water and power. This book - based on both military and re- search experience in Helmand and 150 inter- views in Pashto - offers a very different view of Helmand from those in the media. It demonstrates how outsiders have most often misunderstood the ongoing struggle in Helmand and how, in doing so, they have exacerbated the conflict, perpetuated it and made it more violent - precisely the opposite of what was intended when their interventions were launched. Mike Martin's oral history of Helmand under- scores the absolute imperative of understanding the highly local, personal, and non-ideological nature of internal conflict in much of the 'third' world. |
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | |
Interviews | |
Pre1978 Helmandi History | |
From the Saur Revolution to the Soviet Withdrawal 197889 | |
From the Soviet Withdrawal to the US Intervention 19892001 | |
From the US Intervention to the Return of the Angrez 20016 | |
Conclusion | |
The Consequences of Failing to Understand the Conflict | |
Implications for Western Counterinsurgency Doctrine | |
Timeline of Key Events Affecting Helmand | |
Interviewee Descriptions | |
Glossary of Terms and People | |
Tribal Diagrams and Family Trees | |
Notes | |
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93rd Division Abdul Rahman affiliated Afghan Afghan government Afghanistan Ahmad Akhundzada Alakozai Alizai Baghrani Barakzai British central Helmand Chapter chief of police clan conflict counterinsurgency Dad Mohammad district governor drugs Durrani dynamics elders example fighters fighting funding Garmsir Gereshk Ghaffour Giustozzi groups Guantanamo Habibullah Hafizullah Hafizullah Khan Haji Kadus Harakat Helmand Province insurgency interviews ISAF Ishaqzai Islamic Jamiat jihad Kabul Kajaki Kandahar Karzai Khad Khalqi Khan Khano Kharoti killed land Lashkar Gah leader Loy Bagh mahaz commanders Malgir Mangal manipulated Marjeh military militia commander mujahidin mujahidin parties Mullah Musa Qala Nad-e Nad-e Ali Nahr-e Saraj narrative Nasim Nawa nezami nezami system Noorzai northern Helmand officer operations opium organisation Pakistan patronage PersExp political Popalzai poppy population protect province provincial governor Pushtun Quetta Rasoul Sangin Shah Sher Mohammad Shin Kalay Soviet Special Forces Talib Taliban commander tribal tribes troops village Wali WikiLeaks