In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan-surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day he passed through mountains covered in nine feet of snow, hamlets burned and e... Manufacturer: Harvest Books
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surroun... Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
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Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia Correspondent Ahmed Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban—the world's most extreme and radical Islamic organization—into sharp focus in this enormously insightful book. He offers the only authoritative account of the Taliban available... Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban As a former star reporter for NPR, Sarah Chayes developed a devoted listenership for her on-site reports on conflicts around the world. In The Punishment of Virtue, she reveals the misguided U.S. policy in Afghanistan in the wake of the defea... Manufacturer: Penguin Press HC, The
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First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan While America held its breath in the days immediately following 9/11, a small but determined group of CIA agents covertly began to change history. This is the riveting first-person account of the treacherous top-secret mission inside Afghanistan to set ... Manufacturer: Presidio Press
Reaching back to earliest times, Martin Ewans examines the historical evolution of one of today's most dangerous breeding grounds of global terrorism. After a succession of early dynasties and ... Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Following the events of September 11, 2001, the world was riveted as American military power contested the ... Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
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Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan Afghanistan, March 2002. In the early morning darkness on a frigid mountaintop, a U.S. soldier is stranded, alone, surrounded by fanatical al Qaeda fighters. For the man’s fellow Navy SEALs, and for waiting teams of Army Rangers, there was only one ru... Manufacturer: Dell
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