maggie, you are a gem. Thanks for the research.
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October 22, 2009
Afghanistan Lecture - A Highlight of the Fall Season at GMALL
Filed under: Welcome! — admin @ 10:30 am
On Wednesday, October 7th Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning presented a lecture by Derek Boothby on Afghanistan. This event was attended by 128 people and was truly one of the highlights of our entire 2009 season of course offerings, lectures and events.
The following websites and selected books and publications were offered by Derek Boothby as examples of sources of useful information. There are many others.
Some informative websites:
www.nato/int/ISAF/
www.defenselink.mil/
www.centcom.mil
(McChrystal's Afghanistan Assessment submitted to Gates) http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/Assessment_Redacted_092109.pdf
www.crs.gov
www.iiss.org
www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/
www.forces.gc.ca
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
www.globalsecurity.org
www.siteintelgroup.com
www.csis.org/burke/reports
www.unama.unmissions.org/
www.crisisgroup.org
www.realclearworld.com
http://icasualties.org/oef/
www.understandingwar.org
www.aims.org.af
www.effectivestates.org
Further reading list - selected books and publications:
•Ghost Wars, Steve Coll
•Taliban, Ahmed Rashid
•Descent into Chaos, Ahmed Rashid
•The Accidental Guerilla, David Kilcullen
•The Punishment of Virtue, Sarah Chayes
•The Places in Between, Rory Stewart
•Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
•From Great Game to Grand Bargain, Barnett Rubin and Ahmed Rashid
(Foreign Affairs, Nov-Dec 2008)
•Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy, CRS Report for Congress, updated November 12 2008