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Good books about the Afghan war???

If there is a book that really covers the Afghan war from the beginning to now, I’ve missed it. Is there one? If not, why not?

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U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division return fire during a firefight with Taliban forces in Barawala Kalay Valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2011. ( U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cameron Boyd/Released)
U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division return fire during a firefight with Taliban forces in Barawala Kalay Valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2011. ( U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cameron Boyd/Released)
U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division return fire during a firefight with Taliban forces in Barawala Kalay Valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2011. ( U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cameron Boyd/Released)

If there is a book that really covers the Afghan war from the beginning to now, I’ve missed it. Is there one? If not, why not?

If there is a book that really covers the Afghan war from the beginning to now, I’ve missed it. Is there one? If not, why not?

Please respond in comments, or by email. If I get enough responses, I will write an item listing the best books to understand the Afghan war.

Photo credit: Pfc. Cameron Boyd/Wikimedia Commons

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at ricksblogcomment@gmail.com. Twitter: @tomricks1
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