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📘 No good men among the living by Anand Gopal

No Good Men Among the Living examines the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and the unintended revival of the Taliban. It argues that early signs of Taliban leaders’ willingness to surrender were overlooked, as intelligence gathered from corrupt warlords failed to capture an evolving political landscape. Through vivid personal narratives—capturing the perspectives of a Taliban commander, a U.S.-backed warlord, and a housewife caught amid the fighting—the book provides a critical account of how U.S. policy decisions reinforced insurgency and shaped the ongoing political and security challenges in Afghanistan.

First publish date: 2014

Genre: Politics & Government/International Relations

Authors: Anand Gopal

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