{"product_id":"9780745352992","title":"No Good Men Among the Living : The West, the Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Gopal, Anand\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAfghanistan\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 20 July 2026 by PLUTO PRESS in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 320 pages, 1 Maps\u003cbr\u003e141 x 210 x 26 | 334g\u003cp\u003ePULITZER PRIZE FINALISTNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTWINNER OF THE RIDENHOUR PRIZEIn a breathtaking chronicle, acclaimed journalist Anand Gopal traces the lives of three Afghans caught in America's war on terror. He follows a Taliban commander, who rises from scrawny teenager to leading insurgent; a US-backed warlord, who uses the American military to gain wealth and power; and a village housewife trapped between the two sides, who discovers the devastating cost of neutrality. Through their dramatic stories emerges a stunning tale of how the United States had triumph in sight in Afghanistan-and then brought the Taliban back from the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes an afterword by the author written after his return to Afghanistan following the US withdrawal, and a new preface reflecting on the 25th anniversary of the US invasion and a quarter-century of the Global War on Terror.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gopal, Anand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53837179060408,"sku":"9780745352992","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780745352992.jpg?v=1785592796","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780745352992","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}