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100 1 _aKarlekar, Hiranmay,
_911843
245 1 0 _aEndgame in Afghanistan: for whom the dice rolls /
_cHiranmay Karlekar.
260 _aLos Angeles :
_bSAGE Publications,
_c2012.
300 _axxv, 353 pages ;
_c24 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe spectacular episodes syndrome -- A war for the world -- Wooing the 'good Taliban' -- Poor progress and its causes -- Patron of choice -- The shadow of jihadis -- As the dice rolls.
650 0 _aAfghan War, 2001-
_xPolitical aspects.
_911844
650 7 _aBuddhism and politics.
_911845
942 _cWB16
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