Anand Gopal is a journalist and author of No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and winner of the Ridenhour Prize for Journalism. His coverage of Iraq has won the George Polk Award, the Overseas Press Club Award, and the National Magazine Award. He received his PhD from Columbia University and is an assistant research professor at the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict and the Center on the Future of War at Arizona State University.

'A sweeping tour de force of investigative journalism'

• PrefaceBook One: Lives (1963–2010)1. One - Little Hyena2. Two - The Absolute Spirit3. Three - Oss!Book Two: Dreamers (December 2010–December 2011)Prologue1. One2. Two (May–June 2011)3. Three (July–August 2011)4. Four (September 2011)5. Five (October–November 2011)6. Six (December 2011)Book Three: The Republic (January 2012–January 2014)Prologue1. One (January-March 2012)2. Two (April–June 2012)3. Three (July 2012)4. Four (August 2012)5. Five (September 2012)6. Six (October 2012)7. Seven (November 2012)8. Eight (December 2012)9. Nine (January 2013)10. Ten (January 2013)11. Eleven (February 2013)12. Twelve (March 2013)13. Thirteen (April 2013)14. Fourteen (May 2013)15. Fifteen (June 2013)16. Sixteen (July 2013)17. Seventeen (August 2013)18. Eighteen (September 2013)19. Nineteen (September 2013)20. Twenty (October 2013)21. Twenty-One (November 2013)22. Twenty-Two (December 2013)23. Twenty-Three (January 2014)Book Four: The State (2014-2016)Prologue1. One2. Two3. Three4. Four5. Five6. SixBook Five: Between Things Ended and Things Begun (2017-2024)1. One2. Two3. Three4. FourOn MethodologyWorks CitedNotesAcknowledgmentsIndex

Anand Gopal is a journalist and author of No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and winner of the Ridenhour Prize for Journalism. His coverage of Iraq has won the George Polk Award, the Overseas Press Club Award, and the National Magazine Award. He received his PhD from Columbia University and is an assistant research professor at the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict and the Center on the Future of War at Arizona State University.

'A sweeping tour de force of investigative journalism'

• PrefaceBook One: Lives (1963–2010)1. One - Little Hyena2. Two - The Absolute Spirit3. Three - Oss!Book Two: Dreamers (December 2010–December 2011)Prologue1. One2. Two (May–June 2011)3. Three (July–August 2011)4. Four (September 2011)5. Five (October–November 2011)6. Six (December 2011)Book Three: The Republic (January 2012–January 2014)Prologue1. One (January-March 2012)2. Two (April–June 2012)3. Three (July 2012)4. Four (August 2012)5. Five (September 2012)6. Six (October 2012)7. Seven (November 2012)8. Eight (December 2012)9. Nine (January 2013)10. Ten (January 2013)11. Eleven (February 2013)12. Twelve (March 2013)13. Thirteen (April 2013)14. Fourteen (May 2013)15. Fifteen (June 2013)16. Sixteen (July 2013)17. Seventeen (August 2013)18. Eighteen (September 2013)19. Nineteen (September 2013)20. Twenty (October 2013)21. Twenty-One (November 2013)22. Twenty-Two (December 2013)23. Twenty-Three (January 2014)Book Four: The State (2014-2016)Prologue1. One2. Two3. Three4. Four5. Five6. SixBook Five: Between Things Ended and Things Begun (2017-2024)1. One2. Two3. Three4. FourOn MethodologyWorks CitedNotesAcknowledgmentsIndex

Anand Gopal is a journalist and author of No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and winner of the Ridenhour Prize for Journalism. His coverage of Iraq has won the George Polk Award, the Overseas Press Club Award, and the National Magazine Award. He received his PhD from Columbia University and is an assistant research professor at the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict and the Center on the Future of War at Arizona State University.

'A sweeping tour de force of investigative journalism'

• PrefaceBook One: Lives (1963–2010)1. One - Little Hyena2. Two - The Absolute Spirit3. Three - Oss!Book Two: Dreamers (December 2010–December 2011)Prologue1. One2. Two (May–June 2011)3. Three (July–August 2011)4. Four (September 2011)5. Five (October–November 2011)6. Six (December 2011)Book Three: The Republic (January 2012–January 2014)Prologue1. One (January-March 2012)2. Two (April–June 2012)3. Three (July 2012)4. Four (August 2012)5. Five (September 2012)6. Six (October 2012)7. Seven (November 2012)8. Eight (December 2012)9. Nine (January 2013)10. Ten (January 2013)11. Eleven (February 2013)12. Twelve (March 2013)13. Thirteen (April 2013)14. Fourteen (May 2013)15. Fifteen (June 2013)16. Sixteen (July 2013)17. Seventeen (August 2013)18. Eighteen (September 2013)19. Nineteen (September 2013)20. Twenty (October 2013)21. Twenty-One (November 2013)22. Twenty-Two (December 2013)23. Twenty-Three (January 2014)Book Four: The State (2014-2016)Prologue1. One2. Two3. Three4. Four5. Five6. SixBook Five: Between Things Ended and Things Begun (2017-2024)1. One2. Two3. Three4. FourOn MethodologyWorks CitedNotesAcknowledgmentsIndex