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T&F INDIA Pakistan'S Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate Covert Action And Internal Operations 2019 Edition by OWEN L SIRRS
About the Book: Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate: Covert Action and Internal Operations This book is the first comprehensive study of Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI). The rise of Pakistan-backed religious extremist groups in Afghanistan, India, and Central Asia has focused international attention on Pakistans premier intelligence organization and covert action advocate, the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate or ISI. While ISI is regarded as one of the most powerful government agencies in Pakistan today, surprisingly little has been written about it from an academic perspective. This book addresses critical gaps in our understanding of this agency, including its domestic security mission, covert backing of the Afghan Taliban, and its