Name: Descent into Chaos
Price: 24.00 USD
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Author: Ahmed Rashid
ISBN: 9780143115571

The 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.

The 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. From the author of the #1 NYT bestseller Taliban.

“[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.

“Not only provides thoughtful, detailed dissection of seminal events in Central Asian recent history, but an insightful snapshot into future scenarios of where the roadmaps to terror and peace may be headed.”
-Greg Mortenson, author of The New York Times bestseller Three Cups of Tea

“Powerful.”
-Wolf Blitzer

“Rashid, a Pakistani journalist, is that most valuable of political analysts: both insider and outsider to the problem he studies. His book should be read by anyone pondering how America might stop widening Osama bin Ladin’s pool of bomb-clad volunteers.”
– Chicago Tribune

“[A] brilliant and passionate book.”
–The New York Review of Books

Descent into Chaos

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By Ahmed Rashid