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Essential reading
for anyone concerned about how America got Afghanistan so wrong. A
devastating, well-honed prosecution detailing how our government
bungled the initial salvo in the so-called war on terror, ignored
attempts by top Taliban leaders to surrender, trusted the wrong
people, and backed a feckless and corrupt Afghan regime . . . It is
ultimately the most compelling account I've read of how Afghans
themselves see the war. --The New York Times Book Review
In a breathtaking
chronicle, acclaimed journalist Anand Gopal traces the lives of three
Afghans caught in America's war on terror. He follows a Taliban
commander, who rises from scrawny teenager to leading insurgent; a
U.S.-backed warlord, who uses the American military to gain wealth
and power; and a village housewife trapped between the two sides, who
discovers the devastating cost of neutrality. Through their dramatic
stories, No Good Men Among the Living stunningly lays bare the
workings of America's longest war and the truth behind its prolonged
agony.