On Wednesday, October 7th Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning presented a lecture by Derek Boothby on Afghanistan. This event was attended by 128 people and was truly one of the highlights of our entire 2009 season of course offerings, lectures and events.
The following websites and selected books and publications were offered by Derek Boothby as examples of sources of useful information. There are many others.
Some informative websites:
www.nato/int/ISAF/
www.defenselink.mil/
www.centcom.mil
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/Assessment_Redacted_092109.pdf
www.iiss.org
www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/
www.forces.gc.ca
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
www.globalsecurity.org
www.csis.org/burke/reports
www.unama.unmissions.org/
www.realclearworld.com
http://icasualties.org/oef/
Further reading list - selected books and publications:
•Ghost Wars, Steve Coll
•Taliban, Ahmed Rashid
•Descent into Chaos, Ahmed Rashid
•The Accidental Guerilla, David Kilcullen
•The Punishment of Virtue, Sarah Chayes
•The Places in Between, Rory Stewart
•Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
•From Great Game to Grand Bargain, Barnett Rubin and Ahmed Rashid
(Foreign Affairs, Nov-Dec 2008)
•Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy, CRS Report for Congress, updated November 12 2008
If you missed the presentation or would like to see it again, GNAT-TV will be airing it on the local access channel 16 beginning November 1st at 7:00 pm. This will air every night for two weeks.
