In ''Descent Into Chaos: Pakistan, Afghanistan and
the Threat to Global Security'' Ahmed Rashid explores
the most volatile and dangerous region in the world. The
war on terror is being lost - but not just in Iraq. As
this devastating book shows, the real crisis zone now
lies in central Asia. Veteran reporter Ahmed Rashid has
unparalleled access to the region and knows its leading
players, from presidents to warlords. Here he documents
how closely Pakistan's US-backed regime is linked with
extremists; how broken promises in Afghanistan have led
to a resurgent Taliban fed by drugs money; and how the
largest landmass in the world is now a breeding ground
for terrorism. In this story of squandered
opportunities, misguided alliances and double-dealing,
Rashid pinpoints with chilling accuracy where the true
threat to our global security comes from. ''Compulsively
readable''. (Justin Marozzi, ''Evening Standard'').
Profound and lively ...it reads like a thriller
...graphic, detailed and worrying''. (Michael Fathers,
''New Statesman''). 'Gripping ...a major contribution to
understanding the region and the events of recent
years...thought-provoking and important''. (Jason Burke,
''Observer'').''His knowledge of events and people there
is second to none and the information he has gathered,
often at great personal risk, makes alarming reading''.
(Kim Sengupta, ''Independent''). ''A superbly researched
account of post-9/11 Asia ...outstanding''. (Sameer
Rahim, ''Daily Telegraph''). Ahmed Rashid is Pakistan's
premiere journalist, an expert on Central Asia, on jihad
and Muslim extremists movements, on the Taliban and Al
Qaeda, on insurgency, and on the catastrophe of US
policy in this region, on which he has reported for 25
years. Author of three books, his work Taliban was a
huge international bestseller, widely recognized as the
definitive account. |
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