Afghanistan, a land of stunning landscapes, deep-rooted cultures, and tumultuous history, has captivated the world for decades. Its unique position at the crossroads of empires has made it both a ...

In an excerpt from “The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War,” Craig Whitlock details how the Bush administration hid the truth about an attack targeting Dick Cheney, amid fears it ...

Afghanistan, by Louis Dupree (features a great collection of Afghan proverbs) Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 ...

IN AFGHANISTAN: TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF BRITISH, RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN OCCUPATION By David Loyn Palgrave MacMillan, $27.95, 231 pages REVIEWED BY ROBERT F. DUNN This is a most timely book. As NATO ...

One of the books on Afghanistan, The Ledger: Accounting for Failure in Afghanistan, is by David Kilcullen, a former soldier from Australia, and Greg Mills, a South African academic.The Long War ...

Books are losing value in Afghanistan – this scares me. ... It is extremely painful to see this state of affairs in Afghanistan – a country with a long literary history and tradition.

The Triple AgentThe Al-Qaeda Mole Who Infiltrated the CIABy Joby Warrick(Doubleday; 244 ...

Elliot Ackerman is a former MARSOC officer, CIA tactical officer, combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, recipient of the Bronze Star and Silver Star Medals, and author of eight books – most ...