"[A] thorough, authoritative exegesis." -- Peter Bergen "Washington
Post Book World"
"[Rashid is] Pakistan's best and bravest reporter." -- Christopher
Hitchens "Vanity Fair"
"[R]ead this remarkable book and the bewildering complexity of
Afghan politics and the deadly overspill of chaos, narcotics, and
sectarian violence into the surrounding region will become clear."
-- Patrick Seale "Sunday Times"
"A brilliant work, engrossing and wholly convincing." -- Neville
Maxwell "World Affairs"
"Rashid marshals the vast amount of information he has accumulated
over decades of covering the area into a long, sad story and tells
it with finesse. His book is a gripping account of one of the
horror stories of post-Cold War politics."-Jonathan Groner,
Salon.com -- Jonathan Groner "Salon.com"
"The standard work in English on the Taliban." -- Christopher de
Bellaigue "New York Review of Books"
"This is a fine book-erudite, concise, sure-footed, packed with
information and insight, easy to read. On each of the three major
interrelated themes covered here-the history of the Taliban and the
internal politics of Afghanistan; Islam and the Taliban; the 'new
Great Game' of oil and gas in Central Asia-the author is
illuminating and thorough." -- Dilip Hiro "Middle East
International"
[A] thorough, authoritative exegesis.Peter Bergen, Washington Post
Book World -- Peter Bergen "Washington Post Book World"
[Rashid is] Pakistans best and bravest reporter.Christopher
Hitchens, Vanity Fair -- Christopher Hitchens "Vanity Fair"
[R]ead this remarkable book and the bewildering complexity of
Afghan politics and the deadly overspill of chaos, narcotics, and
sectarian violence into the surrounding region will become
clear.Patrick Seale, Sunday Times -- Patrick Seale "Sunday
Times"
A brilliant work, engrossing and wholly convincing.Neville Maxwell,
World Affairs -- Neville Maxwell "World Affairs"
Rashid marshals the vast amount of information he has accumulated
over decades of covering the area into a long, sad story and tells
it with finesse. His book is a gripping account of one of the
horror stories of post-Cold War politics.Jonathan Groner, Salon.com
-- Jonathan Groner "Salon.com"
The standard work in English on the Taliban.Christopher de
Bellaigue, New York Review of Books -- Christopher de Bellaigue
"New York Review of Books"
This is a fine bookerudite, concise, sure-footed, packed with
information and insight, easy to read. On each of the three major
interrelated themes covered herethe history of the Taliban and the
internal politics of Afghanistan; Islam and the Taliban; the new
Great Game of oil and gas in Central Asiathe author is illuminating
and thorough.Dilip Hiro, Middle East International -- Dilip Hiro
"Middle East International"
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