Ghost Wars
By Steve Coll
(Penguin (Non-Classics), Paperback, 9780143034667, 738pp.)
Publication Date: January 2005
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover (February 2004)
Categories: Conspiracy & Scandal Investigations, Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism, Asia - Central Asia
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The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan
With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents to capture or kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998.
Steve Coll is the author of The New York Times bestseller Ghost Wars. He is a former editor of The Washington Post.
The conflict in Afghanistan dominates headlines, but many people seek a deeper understanding of the country and the war the U.S. is fighting there. In the first of a series of suggestions for an Afghanistan "reading list," Washington Post special military correspondent Tom Ricks shares his recommendations, ranging from a collection of Afghan proverbs, to a history of the CIA's involvement in the country. More at NPR.org
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?Certainly the finest historical narrative so far on the origins of al Qaeda in the post-Soviet rubble of Afghanistan . . . Ghost Wars provides fresh details and helps explain the motivations behind many crucial decisions.?
?The New York Times Book Review
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