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Feb. 22, 2024

Book Review: The Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Strategic Alliances and Rivalries

Counterterrorism | 

 Book Review: The Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Strategic Alliances and Rivalries 

Author: Amira Jadoon with Andrew Mines  

| Thomas F. Lynch III, PhD, Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of National Strategic Studies, National Defense University | 

Professor and historian Dean Nowowiejski presents a thoughtful review of historian Tyler R. Bamford’s study on the “long-term impact of the interwar relationship between army officers” of the United States and Great Britain, which “endured despite tensions” and “despite the absence of guidance and in advance of the political approval that would later lead to the formal alliance.” Nowowiejski highlights Bamford’s emphasis on military exchanges, mechanization, military attachés, and intelligence sharing and notes the refreshing significance of the book’s focus on army—rather than navy or executive-level—relationships, which makes this title of particular value.

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Keywords: ISK, Salafi, Taliban, national security, counterterrorism