List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Introduction
List of Abbreviations
Part 1. Into Afghanistan
1. The Train-Up
2. KAF World
Part 2. Into Dand
3. Settling In
4. Ousting the Taliban
5. Nazak’s Grand Bargain
6. Priming the Economy
7. Waiting to Work
8. Kick-Starting the Staff
9. Outpost Life
10. Security Holds
11. Women’s Work
Part 3. Dand in the Balance
12. Stealing from Women
13. Still Starved of Money
14. Corruption of Many Kinds
15. Holding Back the Taliban
16. The Economy Misses
17. Solutions Made in Washington
18. Dand in the Balance
Part 4. On to Maiwand
19. Two Districts
20. Security Failing in Maiwand
21. Drugs, Not Jobs
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index