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Descent into Chaos is Ahmed Rashid’s sweeping, brilliant exploration of the failure of the United States to secure peace and nourish democracy in Pakistan and Afghanistan after the removal of the Taliban following 9/11. Thoroughly researched and powerfully written, it has been hailed from all corners as one of the most important books on the effects of American policy in the Middle East to appear in some time.
In this searching update, Rashid takes stock of events in Pakistan since the book’s publication, including the 2008 elections, the end of the Musharraf era, and the further resurgence of the Taliban. Up from Chaos makes the convincing case that if peace is to come to central Asia, Pakistan remains the key.
Ahmed Rashid is a journalist who has been covering Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia for more than 20 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… More about Ahmed Rashid
