No Good Men Among the Living: The West, the Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST

WINNER OF THE RIDENHOUR PRIZE

“Essential reading for anyone concerned about how America got Afghanistan so wrong” The New York Times Book Review

“A shocking indictment … Astonishing” The New York Review of Books

“The level of craftsmanship in this book is awe-inspiring” Foreign Policy

In 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.

This edition includes an afterword by the author written after his return to Afghanistan following the US withdrawal, and a preface reflecting on the legacy of the Global War on Terror.

Anand Gopal is a writer for The New Yorker. He is the author of Days of Love and Rage, and writes about democracy, inequality and conflict.

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E-bog: 20. juli 2026