Running Head: Annotated Bibliography 1
2/7/2015
Significance of the United States’ War in Afghanistan
Bolton, M. (2010). Foreign Aid and Landmine Clearance: Governance, Politics and Security in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Sudan. London: I.B. Tauris & Co.
Shortly after the Ottawa treaty signing, the signatory states were required to stop the use and production of antipersonnel mines. The US government has spent over 3 billion on clearing up and mitigating security threats of mines. The Afghan foreign aid implementation shows the significance of the war since it was the war that made the UN realize the need for disarmament
Dimitrakis, P. (2013). The Secret War in Afghanistan: the Soviet Union, China and the role of Anglo-American Intelligence. London: I.B. Tauris.
The Central Intelligent Agency was involved in arming and training the Afghanistan civilians where it employed them to help in spying and war. The book uses the recently declassified archives that have shown the covert special operations and the failed intelligence in the Afghan war. This is a useful source of information on the Afghan war
Donovan, M. P. (2004). Future role of Iraq in the global war on terrorism: defining the strategy. Fort Leavenworth, KS: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
The US government was pushed to war against terrorism after September 11, 2001; the US government went to war with the terrorists who are closely associated with the radical Islam in the Middle eat regionally. After President George Bush had launched the war on terror due to repeated wars, the American troops managed to end the Saddam Hussein regime with that liberating the Iraqi people. This book tells the importance of the war on a soldier’s perspective. For this reason, it is a useful book for the study.
Duffield, M. (January 01, 2002). War as a Network Enterprise: The New Security Terrain and its Implications. Journal for Cultural Research, 6, 153-165.
This article talks about the how war can be used in reaching more grounds and enhancing security in the world. The writer implies that the world should be in the forefront in ensuring that there is no war, hence peaceful co-existence through the use of military power. The article has been arranged in a way that it is easy to find information about it.
Forbes, H. J., Jones, N., Woodhead, C., Greenberg, N., Harrison, K., White, S., Wessely, S., Fear, N. T. (January 01, 2012). What are the effects of having an illness or injury whilst deployed on post-deployment mental health? A population-based record linkage study of UK army personnel who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan. Bmc Psychiatry, 12.
The journal gives detailed information on the effects that the soldiers had due to the war in Afghanistan. According to the journal having an injury causes hostile actions and an increased risk to people. The Journal illustrates the mental problems associated with the war and the physical injuries. It illustrates how the government has stepped in to help the soldier recover.
O'Hanlon, M. E., Albuquerque, A. L., Brookings Institution., & Brookings Institution. (2004). Afghanistan Index: Tracking variables of reconstruction & security in post-Taliban Afghanistan. Washington, D.C: Brookings Institution.
The book by O’Hanlon discusses the Afghanistan war carried out by the United States. According to the statistical compilation of economic and security data. The book gives updated information on various criteria that include the essential services, strength of militias, troop fatalities and Afghan security forces and polling. The effects of the war on the USA are also discussed in the book. The book is a useful secondary source of information on the Afghan war since it is a well-researched book
UN. Center for Disarmament Affairs. (2003). Field reports Afghanistan. Geneva: UN.
The United Nations is interested in the worldwide disarmament where countries are required to reduce the arms race they are currently involved in. The Afghan war proofed that countries still use landlines to keep off enemies. The book discusses the material remnants of war in Afghanistan and their effects after the war this makes it helpful for the study of the significance of the US Afghan war.
Zürcher, C., Manning, C., Evenson, K., Hayman, R., Riese, S., & Roehner, N. (2013). Costly Democracy: Peacebuilding and Democratization After War. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press.
Christoph gives a case study from Afghanistan on peacebuilding that mainly involve peace builders and victorious elites of a post-war society. The US to rebuild Afghan it needs to consider the interest of the Afghan people who are not terrorist sympathizers. The book shows the role that the US government should plan to reinstate democracy in the country.