afghanistan

Explores the Clinton and Bush administration's attempts to stabilize Afghanistan and make it safe for U.S. energy companies to build a pipeline there, focusing on the secret diplomacy between the Bush administration and the Taliban from February to August 2001.

A collection of essays that provides varying perspective on issues concerning the United States' involvement in Afghanistan, including the effects of a withdrawal, the participation of NATO, and prospects of overcoming the Taliban.

Discusses events leading up to the U.S. declaration of war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, and looks at the lives and experiences of soldiers in Afghanistan as they pursued Osama bin Laden, leader of the terrorist group that attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001.