The gifts referred to in the title of "Blood and Gifts," a superb new play by J. T. Rogers about the long history behind the American involvement in Afghanistan, are on ominous view throughout the play. Big boxes are carried onstage and cracked open to reveal piles of artillery. Shiny new rifles are waved in the air like harmless toys. Suitcases full of dollars are handed over with a cool smile. Click Here
Ahmed Rashid is a Pakistani journalist
He based in Lahore, who writes for "The Daily Telegraph (London)", "The Washington Post", "The International Herald Tribune", "The New York Review of Books", "BBC Online", and "The Nation". His previous books include Jihad, Taliban, and The Resurgence of Central Asia. He appears regularly on "NPR", "CNN", and the "BBC World Service".
An article that I wrote for Foreign Affairs magazine in 1999 on the Taliban – which was one of the first articles on the subject to appear in the Western media – has now been reprinted in a new eBook published by the Council of Foreign Relations in new York on the recent conflicts to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of 9/11. www.foreignaffairs.com/usvsalqaeda
Ahmed Rashid is now on the Board of the Committee to Protect Journalists in New York and has been horrified by the recent deaths of two brave journalists. He is helping his colleagues organize broad support in Pakistan for better protection for journalists and even more important accountability for them when they are picked up and harassed. Please click here to read the second letter sent to President Zardari by CPJ.
The Urdu edition of my book "Descent into Chaos" called "America ki Badehdi" is now out, published by Vanguard Books, Lahore. It is available for sale at www.vanguardbooks.com for Rs. 595 (free delivery in Pakistan) and for US $ 7.50 outside.
"Descent into Chaos" is also now published in French (Editions Delavilla), Swedish (Svenska Afghanistankommitten), Italian (Feltrinelli), Dutch (Uitgeverij Atlas), Spanish (Ediciones Peninsula), Catalan (Editorial Empuries). German and Arabic translations are awaited.
Foreign Policy magazine in Washington has just published its annual list of 100 Top Gobal Thinkers. Ahmed is listed as No.51.Click Here
My latest book 'Descent into Chaos' has just come out in Dari in Kabul. For those who would like to obtain a copy they may contact Shah Books by clicking here.
My book has also been translated into Urdu by Vanguard Books, Hindi by Pentagon Press New Delhi and is soon coming out in Pushtu and Bengali. It has already been translated into a dozen other Western languages.
The Great George as in Bush has plagarised an article of mine for his new book Decision Points. You may read the findings by Ryan Grim on Huffingon Post by clicking here.
The article is also available in the Afghanistan section of my Website.
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