Army History Finds Early Missteps in Afghanistan

An American B-52 headed back to continue a bombing run at Tora Bora, a crucial battle in Afghanistan, in December 2001. | Stephen Crowley / NYT

James Dao, The New York Times | Full Story | The early and undermanned effort to use counterinsurgency is one of several examples of how American forces, hamstrung by inadequate resources, missed opportunities to stabilize Afghanistan during the early years of the war, according to the history, “A Different Kind of War.” >>

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