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No good men among the living : America, the Taliban, and the war through Afghan eyes / Anand Gopal.

Gopal, Anand, 1980- (author.).

Summary:
"As U.S. troops prepare to withdraw, the shocking tale of how the American military had triumph in sight in Afghanistan--and then brought the Taliban back from the dead. In the popular imagination, Afghanistan is often regarded as the site of intractable conflict, the American war against the Taliban a perpetually hopeless quagmire. But as Anand Gopal demonstrates in this stunning chronicle, top Taliban leaders were in fact ready to surrender within months of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, renouncing all political activity and submitting to the new government. Effectively, the Taliban ceased to exist--yet the American forces were not ready to accept such a turnaround. Driven by false intelligence from corrupt warlords and by a misguided conviction that Taliban members could never change sides, the U.S. instead continued to press the conflict, resurrecting the insurgency that persists to this day. Gopal's dramatic narrative, full of vivid personal detail, follows three Afghans through years of U.S. missteps: a Taliban commander, a U.S.-backed warlord, and a housewife trapped in the middle of the fighting. With its intimate accounts of life in small Afghan villages, and harrowing tales of crimes committed by Taliban leaders and American-supported provincial officials alike, No Good Men Among the Living lays bare the workings of America's longest war and the truth behind its prolonged agony.--Publisher information.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250069269
  • ISBN: 1250069262
  • Physical Description: viii, 304 pages : map ; 21cm
  • Edition: First Picador edition.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Picador, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The last days of vice and virtue -- The battle for Tirin Kot -- The war from Year Zero -- The sewing center of Khas Uruzgan -- No one is safe from this -- To make the bad things good again -- Black holes -- Election day -- The far end of the bazaar -- Back to work -- The Tangi -- No-man's-land -- Stepping out -- The leader.
Subject: Taliban.
Afghan War, 2001-2021.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Personal narratives, Afghani.
Counterinsurgency > Afghanistan.
Peace-building > Afghanistan.
Internal security > Afghanistan.
United States > Military policy.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity 958.1 GOP 2015 (Text) 31001101833169 Adult Non Fiction Available -
Parkland Community Library 958.1047 GOP (Text) 34422007234376 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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