Crossing zero : the AfPak war at the turning point of American empire / by Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould.

Includes index.

Prologue: Fort Del Oro -- The great game for Central Asia, then and now -- Crossing zero -- Creating the Taliban -- AfPak : what is it? -- Obama's Vietnam? -- Metrics -- NATO -- U.S./Pakistan : a history -- Warlords, the Taliban, and Al Qaeda -- Death from above -- Decrypting the Afghan/American agenda -- Closing zero -- Issues, answers, and recommendations -- Epilogue.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The war in Afghanistan has become the most complex foreign policy problem the United States has ever faced, spreading into Pakistan and involving the conflicting interests of Russia, India, China and Iran. Crossing Zero focuses on the nuances of the Obama administration's evolving military and political strategy, those who have been chosen to implement it, and the long-term consequences for the U.S. and the region. A clear, well-researched and easy-to-read analysis of the spiraling U.S. war in Afghanistan/Pakistan.-publisher description.