Descent Into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia, Paperback - Ahmed Rashid

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Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Khalil HabrihIllustration(s): 45 b-w illustrationsNumber of pages: 316Publication date: 2021Dim...

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Publisher: North Atlantic Books, U.S.Author(s): Asia SulerNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 228 x 153 x 34Cover type: Paperback...