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What impact does 40 years of war, violence, and military intervention have on a country and its people? Modern Afghanistan is a collection of the work of interdisciplinary scholars, aid workers, and citizens to assess the impact of this prolonged conflict on Afghanistan. Nearly all of the people in Afghan society have been affected by persistent violent conflict. The book focuses on social and political dynamics, issues of gender, and the shifting relationships between tribal, sectarian, and regional communities. Contributors consider topics ranging from masculinity among the Afghan Pashtun to services offered for the disabled, and from Taliban extremism to the role of TV in the Afghan culture wars. Prioritizing the perspective and experiences of the people of Afghanistan, new insights are shared into the lives of those who are hoping to build a secure future on the rubble of a violent past.

Introduction. - Part I: Find. - 1. Drone Nation. - 2. From Black Ops to Standard Operating Procedure. - 3. The Logic of Targeted Killing. - 4. Lethal Creep. - Part II: Fix. - 5. Strike First, Suppress Questions Later. - 6. The New Banality of Killing. - 7. The Operators. - 8. From Conscience to Oblivion. - Part III: Finish. - 9. Death and Politics. - 10. Death and Taxes. - 11. The Death of Military Virtue. - 12. Tyrants Are as Tyrants Do. - Conclusion. - Appendix: Drone Killing and Just War Theory

1. Introduction: In search of the "Africa dummy". - 2. The World Bank and IMF in Africa : the project lending era. - 3. The Bank and IMF in Africa : the SAPs and beyond. - 4. Africa's economic growth experience in empirical growth studies. - 5. The state and development in Africa. - 6. The political economy of Africa's economic growth and development experience. - 7. Africa rising : changing fortunes or another "false start"?. - 8. African intellectuals and the African growth and development challenges

1 The Public Mood on Zimbabwe's Political Transition / Eldred V. Masunungure & Anyway Ndapwadza-Chingwete. - 2 Political Speech and Access to Public Broadcast Media by Political Parties in Zimbabwe / Lyndon Tuyani Nkomo. - 3 Reflections on the Significance of Constitutions & Constitutionalism for Zimbabwe / Greg Linington. - 4 Transitional Justice & Security Sector Governance Combating Sexual,& Gender-Based Violence in Zimbabwe / Annie Barbara Chikwanha. - 5 Exorcising the Spectre of Electoral Authoritarianism in Zimbabwe's Political Transition / Eldred V. Masunungure & Jabusile M. Shumba. - 6 Fiscal Space Challenges, Policy Options & Zimbabwe's Economic Recovery / Jabusile M. Shumba & Mohammed Jahed. - 7 Migration & Development Issues & some Lessons for Zimbabwe / Daniel Makina. - 8 Upgrading Zimbabwe's Bureaucratic Quality / Myo Naing. - 9 The Role of Local Authorities in Democratic Transitions / Norbert Musekiwa. - 10 Youth in Zimbabwe -- A Lost Generation / Mary Ndlovu. - 11 The Fast-Track Land Reform Programme Impacts on the Environment & Agriculture / Vupenyu Dzingirai, Emmanuel Manzungu & Owen Nyamwanza

David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the surge." - Prologue: West Java, December 1996 -- The accidental guerrilla -- "The crazies will kill them" : Afghanistan, 2006-2008 -- "The twenty-first day" : Iraq during the "surge," 2007 -- "Terrain, tribes, and terrorists" : conflicts from Indonesia to Europe -- "Turning an elephant into a mouse" : beyond the War on Terrorism