{"product_id":"the-wrong-enemy-america-in-afghanistan-2001-2014-paperback","title":"The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-2014 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarlotta Gall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA journalist with deep knowledge of the region provides “an enthralling and largely firsthand account of the war in Afghanistan” (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFew reporters know as much about Afghanistan as Carlotta Gall. She was there in the 1990s after the Russians were driven out. She witnessed the early flourishing of radical Islam, imported from abroad, which caused so much local suffering. She was there right after 9\/11, when US special forces helped the Northern Alliance drive the Taliban out of the north and then the south, fighting pitched battles and causing their enemies to flee underground and into Pakistan. Gall knows just how much this war has cost the Afghan people--and just how much damage can be traced to Pakistan and its duplicitous government and intelligence forces.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCombining searing personal accounts of battles and betrayals with moving portraits of the ordinary Afghans who were caught up in the conflict for more than a decade, \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping account of a war brought by American leaders against an enemy they barely understood and could not truly engage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e An enthralling and largely firsthand account of the war in Afghanistan. \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Few reporters know as much about Afghanistan as Carlotta Gall. She was there in the 1990s after the Russians were driven out. She witnessed the early flourishing of radical Islam, imported from abroad, which caused so much local suffering. She was there right after 9\/11, when the US special forces helped the Northern Alliance drive the Taliban out of the north and then the south, fighting pitched battles and causing their enemies to flee underground and into Pakistan. She knows just how much this war has cost the Afghan people. And she knows just how much damage can be traced to Pakistan and its duplicitous government and intelligence forces. Combining searing personal accounts of battles and betrayals with moving portraits of the ordinary Afghans who were caught up in the conflict of more than a decade, \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping account of a war brought by American leaders against an enemy they barely understood and could not truly engage.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A strong, well-crafted account by an informed observer. \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gall is perhaps uniquely positioned to tackle the troubling questions she raises about Pakistan's alleged support of terrorism . . . a must-read. \u003ci\u003e Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e [AU PHOTO] CARLOTTA GALL has worked for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e since 1999, first in the Balkans and since 2001 in Afghanistan and Pakistan. She previously worked for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e. She was the lead reporter on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e team that won a Pulitzer Prize for foreign reporting in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2009.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCARLOTTA GALL has worked for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e since 1999, including more than ten years in Afghanistan and Pakistan. She previously worked for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2007 she was featured in the Academy Award-winning documentary \u003ci\u003eTaxi to the Dark Side\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52005618712877,"sku":"9780544538566","price":17.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/SC9oM1BBeER4VTE0YUkrY3d5SnpNQT09.webp?v=1776775841","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-wrong-enemy-america-in-afghanistan-2001-2014-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}