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'''''The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001–2014''''' is a 2014 book by [[Carlotta Gall]]. In the book, she argues that the United States and its allies have been focused on stopping the terrorist activities of [[al-Qaeda]] and its [[Taliban]] supporters in Afghanistan, but that focus should instead have been on antagonistic forces in Pakistan. |
'''''The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001–2014''''' is a 2014 book by [[Carlotta Gall]]. In the book, she argues that the United States and its allies have been focused on stopping the terrorist activities of [[al-Qaeda]] and its [[Taliban]] supporters in Afghanistan, but that focus should instead have been on antagonistic forces in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0015-7120| title = The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001–2014| accessdate = 2020-08-06| date = 2015-03-06| url = https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2014-12-26/wrong-enemy-america-afghanistan-2001-2014}}</ref> She claims that the Taliban exists and [[Osama bin Laden]] was able to survive for so long because Pakistan's government and the people at the [[Inter-Services Intelligence]] provided support to them. |
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Gall argues, using quotations from the area's leaders, that the US should have fought al-Qaeda and the Taliban inside Pakistan instead of going to war in Iraq in 2003. |
Gall argues, using quotations from the area's leaders, that the US should have fought al-Qaeda and the Taliban inside Pakistan instead of going to war in Iraq in 2003. |
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Latest revision as of 15:38, 19 November 2023
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| Author | Carlotta Gall |
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| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Publication date | 2014 |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 978-0-544-04669-6 |
The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001–2014 is a 2014 book by Carlotta Gall. In the book, she argues that the United States and its allies have been focused on stopping the terrorist activities of al-Qaeda and its Taliban supporters in Afghanistan, but that focus should instead have been on antagonistic forces in Pakistan.[1] She claims that the Taliban exists and Osama bin Laden was able to survive for so long because Pakistan's government and the people at the Inter-Services Intelligence provided support to them.
Gall argues, using quotations from the area's leaders, that the US should have fought al-Qaeda and the Taliban inside Pakistan instead of going to war in Iraq in 2003.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001–2014". 2015-03-06. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
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