The classic account of America’s experience in Afghanistan, explaining the rise of the Taliban in the aftermath of America’s failed war on terrorism–essential reading to understand the collapse in Afghanistan today.
“[A] brilliant and passionate book.”— The New York Review of Books
A blistering critique of American policy—a dire and prescient warning predicting how our disastrous strategies in Central Asia’s failing states threaten global stability and will bring devastation to our world.
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