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Ahmed Rashid, called “Pakistan’s best and bravest reporter” by Christopher Hitchens, brings the shadowy world of the Taliban and its impact on Afghanistan and the Middle East and Central Asia into sharp focus in this modern classic. Rashid offers an authoritative account of the Taliban’s rise to power, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban. He also describes the new face of Islamic fundamentalism and explains why Afghanistan has become the world center for international terrorism.

Now a Major Motion Picture titled Whiskey Tango Foxtrot starring Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, and Billy Bob Thornton. From tea with warlords in the countryside to parties with drunken foreign correspondents in the “dry” city of Kabul, journalist Kim Barker captures...

Kandahar. The ancient desert crossroads and, as of fall of 2001, ground zero for the Taliban and al-Qa'ida in southern Afghanistan. In the northern part of the country, the US-supported Northern Alliance has made progress on the battlefield, but in the south, the country is still under the Taliban's bloody hold and al-Qa'ida continues to operate there. With no "Southern Alliance" for the US to support, a new strategy is needed if victory is to be achieved. Veteran CIA officer Duane Evans is dispatched to Pakistan to "get something going in the South." Foxtrot in Kandahar is his story. 

Being abducted and held captive by the Taliban isn't a tale many survive to tell. An American doctor shares the harrowing story about the four days he spent with his captors after being abducted on a humanitarian mission and his incredible rescue by SEAL Team Six. On December 5, 2012, American...

Afghanistan, a landlocked country in Central Asia, has improbably been at the center of international geopolitics for four decades. After the Soviet Union invaded in 1980, Afghanistan descended into an unending conflict that featured at various points most of the world's major powers. In Afghanistan: What Everyone Needs to Know, leading scholar Barnett R. Rubin provides an overview of this complicated nation. After providing a concise history of Afghanistan, he explores the various peoples and cultures of the country and its relations with neighbors like Pakistan and Iran. 

The Osama bin Laden I Know is the definitive history of the world's most wanted man. Author Peter Bergen is CNN's terrorism analyst and an acclaimed journalist who actually spent time with bin Laden prior to the events of September 11, 2001. The book features interviews with people from each stage of bin Laden's life, from childhood to the present day, and reveals both formative moments and intimate details that reveal his character and personality.

"Taliban Claim Bombing at Hotel for Foreigners in Kabul" is from the August 1, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Although rumors of the death of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar have circulated for years - rumors that the Afghan National Directorate of Security even confirmed several times, first in classified communications with its allies and then in a December 2014 public statement - it was only on July 29, 2015, that the Afghan and US governments affirmed that he had died.

Jon Lee Anderson first reported from Afghanistan in the late 1980s, covering the US-backed mujahideen’s insurrection against the Soviet-backed regime in Kabul. Within days of the 9/11 attacks, he was again on the ground as an early eyewitness to the new war launched by the US against the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies. Soon, the American military had prevailed on the battlefield, and the newfound peace seemed to offer a precious space for Afghan society to restore itself and to forge a democratic future.

"Taliban Close to Overtaking Afghan Provincial Capital, Officials Say" is from the September 08, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Taimoor Shah and Mujib Mashal and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Taliban Bombings Kill at Least 33 Afghan Cadets" is from the June 30, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kareem Fahim and Mohamad Fahim Abed and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"How Peace Between Afghanistan and the Taliban Foundered" is from the December 26, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Meet Sultana, the Taliban's Worst Fear" is from the June 04, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas Kristof and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Taliban's New Leader, More Scholar Than Fighter, Remains a Mystery" is from the July 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and Taimoor Shah and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Why Afghan Forces Are Withering against a Resurgent Taliban" is from the October 12, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and Fahim Abed and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Aligned Against Taliban, Two Afghan Families Carry on a Bloody Feud" is from the August 27, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and Jawad Sukhanyar and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Breaking Years of Silence, Key Taliban Envoy Pushes for Peace Talks" is from the October 31, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Afghan General Plants Flowers in Helmand, but Taliban Lurk" is from the April 09, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Shaken, Taliban Begin Effort to Replace Dead Leader" is from the May 24, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and Taimoor Shah and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"U.S. Investigates Whether Airstrikes Killed Taliban Hostages" is from the June 27, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Najim Rahim and Rod Nordland and narrated by Kristi Burns.