A history of the quagmire called Afghanistan

Despite limited natural resources and in a remote location with little strategic influence, Afghanistan has been the target for foreign occupation for over 40 years by the Soviet Union and most recently by the U.S., at a cost of over 150,000 deaths and $2.3 trillion. David Gibbs, Professor of History at the University of Arizona has studied Afghanistan for many years, and has recently penned a chapter, “Afghanistan and the Politics of Quagmire: Retrospective Analysis of U. S. Policy“, with an insight into intervention and occupation.