No Good Men Among the Living

The West, the Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes

AvAnand Gopal

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTWINNER OF THE RIDENHOUR PRIZEIn a breathtaking chronicle, acclaimed journalist Anand Gopal traces the lives of three Afghans caught in America's war on terror. He follows a Taliban commander, who rises from scrawny teenager to leading insurgent; a US-backed warlord, who uses the American military to gain wealth and power; and a village housewife trapped between the two sides, who discovers the devastating cost of neutrality. Through their dramatic stories emerges a stunning tale of how the United States had triumph in sight in Afghanistan―and then brought the Taliban back from the dead.This new edition includes an afterword by the author written after his return to Afghanistan following the US withdrawal, and a new preface reflecting on the 25th anniversary of the US invasion and a quarter-century of the Global War on Terror.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-07-20
Mått:140 x 210 x 22 mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745352992

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Anand Gopal is a writer for The New Yorker. He is the author of Days of Love and Rage and No Good Men Among the Living, and writes about democracy, inequality and conflict.

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'Essential reading for anyone concerned about how America got Afghanistan so wrong. A devastating, well-honed prosecution detailing how our government bungled the initial salvo in the so-called war on terror, ignored attempts by top Taliban leaders to surrender, trusted the wrong people, and backed a feckless and corrupt Afghan regime. It is ultimately the most compelling account I've read of how Afghans themselves see the war'

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CONTENTSProloguePART ONE1. The Last Days of Vice and Virtue2. The Battle for Tirin Kot3. The War from Year Zero4. The Sewing Center of Khas UruzganPART TWO5. No One Is Safe from This6. To Make the Bad Things Good Again7. Black HolesPART THREE8. Election Day9. The Far End of the BazaarPART FOUR10. Back to Work11. The Tangi12. No-Man's-LandPART FIVE13. Stepping Out14. The LeaderEpiloguePostscript: The US Withdrawal and the Taliban's Return to PowerA Note on SourcesNotesIndexAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author