Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia

Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
by Ahmed Rashid

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Author: Ahmed Rashid
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-04-07
ISBN: 014311557X
Number of pages: 560
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Product features:
  • ISBN13: 9780143115571
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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The last chapter in the book was obviously not written by Ahmed Rashid. The author
of the last chapter evidently had a nefarious agenda to promulgate. I abhor deception.

Summary of Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia

After September 11th , Ahmed Rashid's crucial book Taliban introduced American readers to that now notorious regime. In this new work, he returns to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia to review the catastrophic aftermath of America's failed war on terror. Called "Pakistan's best and bravest reporter" by Christopher Hitchens, Rashid has shown himself to be a voice of reason amid the chaos of present-day Central Asia. Descent Into Chaos is his blistering critique of American policy-a dire warning and an impassioned call to correct these disasterous strategies before these failing states threaten global stability and bring devastation to our world.

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