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DESCENT INTO CHAOS: The United States And The Failure Of Nation Building In Pakistan, Afghanistan, And Central Asia.

DESCENT INTO CHAOS: The United States And The Failure Of Nation Building In Pakistan, Afghanistan, And Central Asia.

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DESCENT INTO CHAOS: The United States And The Failure Of Nation Building In Pakistan, Afghanistan, And Central Asia.

by Rashid, Ahmed

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9780670019700
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Viking 2008, 2008. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Royal octavo, hardcover, fine in VG black pictorial dj. First edition; first printing. 484p. 6 b&w maps. glossary. acronyms. notes. a voice of reason amid the chaos of Central Asia today. He explains how Pakistan provided the Taliban with sanctuary, money, and arms after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, while remaining America's main strategic ally in the region, and how Pakistan's state security agency has been taking CIA money to arrest Al Qaeda operatives but is using it to fund the Taliban's regrouping in northwest Pakistan.

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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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Title
DESCENT INTO CHAOS: The United States And The Failure Of Nation Building In Pakistan, Afghanistan, And Central Asia.
Author
Rashid, Ahmed
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Hardcover
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ISBN 10
0670019704
ISBN 13
9780670019700
Publisher
Viking 2008
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2008

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