This definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan [zeroes] in on what went awry after Americas successful routing of the Taliban in late 2001 (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times ) to explain how a growing sanctuary for insurgents in Pakistan and a collapsing government in Kabul catalyzed the Taliban resurgence. Examining what has worked thus farand what hasntJones lays out a blueprint for winning in a region that has historically brought mighty armies to their knees