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An unprecedented insider's perspective of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban beyond the superficial coverage of Western media. The author is based in Islamabad, has been both a hostage and guest of the Taliban, and was recently cited by CNN as the only person to have interviewed Ilyas Kashmiri, now considered more dangerous than Osama Bin Laden.
Synopsis
A unique insight into the post-Osama bin Laden generation of al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders from a journalist who interviewed many of them.