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Descent Into Chaos: the United States and the Failure Of Nation Building In Pakistan, afghanistan, and Central asia
[Paperback - 2011]
ahmed rashid
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Publisher: Penguin Books | ISBN: 9780143115571 | Pages: 560
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NoThe 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.

After September 11th, Ahmed Rashid s crucial book Taliban introduced American readers to that now notorious regime. In this work, he returns to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia to review the catastrophic aftermath of America s failed war on terror. Called "Pakistan s best and bravest reporter" by Christopher Hitchens, Rashid has shown himself to be a voice of reason amid the chaos of present-day Central Asia. The essential briefing book to understand today s catastrophic headlines.

About the Author

Ahmed Rashid is a journalist who has been covering Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia for more than twenty years. He is a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, Far Eastern Economic Review, Daily Telegraph, and The Nation, a leading newspaper in Pakistan. His #1 New York Times bestseller Taliban has been translated into more than twenty languages.

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