{"product_id":"9781805264477","title":"The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan","description":"Author: Ahmad Shuja Jamal\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781805264477\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hurst Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 312\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA searing indictment of how Afghan elites and the Western powers pulled the rug on the Afghan people, abandoning them to their fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 was the result of declining active support for the government, and of waste and inefficiency in aid delivery. Yet, while corrosive, these problems were not in themselves sufficient to have brought about a collapse. To a significant degree, they were the result of early failings in institutional design, reflecting an American inclination to pursue short-term policy approaches that created perverse incentives  thus interfering with the long-term objective of stability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book exposes the true factors underpinning Kabul's fall. The Afghan Republic came under relentless attack from Taliban insurgents who depended critically on Pakistani support. It also suffered a creeping invasion that put the government on the back foot as the US tried and failed to deal with Pakistan's perfidy. The fatal blow came when bored US leaders naively cut an exit deal with the enemy, fatally compromising the operation of the Afghan army and air force and triggering the final collapse, with top leaders at odds over whether to make a final stand in Kabul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Afghan Republic did not simply decline and fall. It was betrayed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46857106653342,"sku":"ADS-9781805264477","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781805264477.jpg?v=1779154562","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781805264477","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}