How Long to Read Losing Afghanistan

How Long Does it Take to Read Losing Afghanistan?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Losing Afghanistan by Noah Coburn

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A 2016 study of the Afghanistan international intervention from perspective of an ambassador, a Navy SEAL, an Afghan businessman & a wind energy engineer. The US-led intervention in Afghanistan mobilized troops, funds, and people on an international level not seen since World War II. Hundreds of thousands of individuals and tens of billions of dollars flowed into the country. But what was gained for Afghanistan—or for the international community that footed the bill? Why did development money not lead to more development? Why did a military presence make things more dangerous? Through the stories of four individuals—an ambassador, a Navy SEAL, a young Afghan businessman, and a wind energy engineer—Noah Coburn weaves a vivid account of the challenges and contradictions of life during the intervention. Looking particularly at the communities around Bagram Airbase, this ethnography considers how Afghans viewed and attempted to use the intervention and how those at the base tried to understand the communities around them. These compelling stories step outside the tired paradigms of ‘unruly’ Afghan tribes, an effective Taliban resistance, and a corrupt Karzai government to show how the intervention became an entity unto itself, one doomed to collapse under the weight of its own bureaucracy and contradictory intentions. Praise for Losing Afghanistan “Coburn’s experienced eye demonstrates that understanding local culture is a two-way street. Highly recommended for Afghans, or anyone puzzled by the policies of international military and civilian institutions and in need of practical advice on how to cope with their strange ways of thinking.” —Thomas Barfield, Boston University “Rich in description and thick with ironies, Losing Afghanistan reveals the insanities of a war run by and for contractors, and by soldiers posing as development agents. In this first-hand account of war-time Afghanistan, Coburn navigates the various and sometimes shared assumptions of walled off foreigners and the world they created in which Afghans play but minor parts. A quiet indictment.” —Catherine Lutz, Brown University “Losing Afghanistan provides a unique window into the longest, most costly US and international intervention since the Second World War. Having spent over a decade researching and writing about Afghanistan, living with ordinary Afghans, and a bewildering array of international actors, Coburn illuminates the chasm between what ordinary Afghans think and want, and what international actors assume and do, and the frustration and disillusionment that resulted.” —Michael Keating, Associate Director, Chatham House, and Former UN Deputy Envoy to Afghanistan, Kabul

How long is Losing Afghanistan?

Losing Afghanistan by Noah Coburn is 261 pages long, and a total of 65,511 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Losing Afghanistan Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 57 minutes to read Losing Afghanistan aloud.

What Reading Level is Losing Afghanistan?

Losing Afghanistan is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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