No Good Men Among the Living
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ANAND GOPAL is a journalist covering Afghanistan, Egypt, Syria, and other international hot spots. He has served as an Afghanistan correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor, and has reported for Harper’s, the Nation, the New Republic, and Foreign Policy, among other publications. Gopal is a fellow at the New America Foundation.
THE AMERICAN EMPIRE PROJECT
In an era of unprecedented military strength, leaders of the United States, the global hyperpower, have increasingly embraced imperial ambitions. How did this significant shift in purpose and policy come about? And what lies down the road?
The American Empire Project is a response to the changes that have occurred in America’s strategic thinking as well as in its military and economic posture. Empire, long considered an offense against America’s democratic heritage, now threatens to define the relationship between our country and the rest of the world. The American Empire Project publishes books that question this development, examine the origins of US imperial aspirations, analyze their ramifications at home and abroad, and discuss alternatives to this dangerous trend.
The project was conceived by Tom Engelhardt and Steve Fraser, editors who are themselves historians and writers. Published by Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Henry Holt and Company, its titles include Hegemony or Survival and Failed States by Noam Chomsky, The Limits of Power and Washington Rules by Andrew J. Bacevich, Blood and Oil by Michael T. Klare, Kill Anything That Moves by Nick Turse, A People’s History of American Empire by Howard Zinn, and Empire’s Workshop by Greg Grandin.
For more information about the American Empire Project and for a list of forthcoming titles, please visit americanempireproject.com.
NO GOOD MEN AMONG THE LIVING. Copyright © 2014 by Anand Gopal. All rights reserved. For information, address Henry Holt and Co., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gopal, Anand, 1980–
No good men among the living: America, the Taliban, and the war through Afghan eyes / Anand Gopal.
pages cm
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-8050-9179-3 (hardback)—ISBN 978-1-4299-4502-8 (electronic book)
1. Afghan War, 2001– 2. Afghan War, 2001—Personal narratives, Afghani. 3. Taliban. 4. Counterinsurgency—Afghanistan. 5. Peace-building—Afghanistan. 6. Internal security—Afghanistan. 7. United States—Military policy. I. Title.
DS371.412.G66 2014
958.104'7—dc23 2014001384
e-ISBN 9781429945028
First Edition: April 2014