No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes

(Part of the American Empire Project Series)

By Anand Gopal

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PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
WINNER OF THE RIDENHOUR PRIZE

Anand Gopal's No Good Men Among the Living stunningly lays bare the workings of America's longest war and the truth behind its prolonged agony.

"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 emerges a stunning tale of how the United States had triumph in sight in Afghanistan--and then brought the Taliban back from the dead.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1250069262

ISBN13:9781250069269

Release Date:May 2015

Publisher:Picador USA

Length:320 Pages

Weight:0.69 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"

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US Foreign Policy Non-Fiction Power Struggles Afghan War History Political Freedom Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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