A democracy is born : an insider's account of the battle against terrorism in Afghanistan / Matthew J. Morgan.

Includes index.

1. Stories of Afghanistan -- 2. The Security Infrastructure of Post-Taliban Afghanistan -- 3. Victory over Terrorism in the Presidential Election -- 4. Vengeance - The Taliban Strikes Back After the Election -- 5. The Assembly Elections -- 6. Prospects for Afghan Democracy.

"Written by a former U.S. Army intelligence officer, this book provides readers with a candid account of Afghanistan's first presidential election and its subsequent transition to democratic self-governance. In particular, Morgan speaks to the security apparatus and the measures protecting the election. The election's security process marked a defeat for the al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorist insurgents attempting to frustrate Afghanistan's transformation into a democratic nation. Morgan's narrative of Afghan development is interspersed with firsthand, personal accounts from the author's eleven month deployment as an officer serving in the U.S. military in Afghanistan. His stint there, embedded within the United Nations in a civilian-clothes role, enables him to write from the perspective of a UN security officer, offering insights beyond those that might be gained on the battlefield."--BOOK JACKET.