Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Format: kindle
ASIN: B001ODEQ3Y
Pages no: 306
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Writing,
History,
Cultural,
Journalism,
War,
Military,
Religion,
Politics,
Islam,
Pakistan
in the end, what separates a greater writer from the merely good is some unknown recipe of personality, experience, life choices, plain analytical talent, and luck. there are not a few hundred journalists working in kabul or central asia, but many of them are just fed stories by local stringers, nev...
Everything Kaplan writes is worth a look. This is short but to the point.
Everything Kaplan writes is worth a look. This is short but to the point.
This was written in the early 90’s, and looks at the local players in Afghanistan, the various tribal leaders, with a lot of information about what the Soviets did there during their war. Kaplan actually spent some time with the combatants and provides an intimate portrait of the nation, such as it ...