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This book explores the post-9/11 relations between the US and Pakistan. This book elucidates implications for Afghanistan in the so-called war on terror while revealing US and Pakistan's foreign policy initiatives. The author explores all this through little known facts and through the players involved in this cloak and dagger game. The book tells the story behind the headlines: how equivocal is ISI's break with the Afghan Taliban fighting the coalition forces in Afghanistan; the shootout in Lahore involving a CIA agent; and the killing of Osama bin Laden.
List of contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. History Starts Today!
- 2. The Original Sin
- 3. The Fall and Rise of the Taliban
- 4. The Great Escape
- 5. Not-So-Invisible War
- 6. Taming Pakistan: Shifting Sands in Washington
- 7. Democracy versus National Security
- 8. What's Your Plan for Afghanistan?
- 9. Enemies Now
- 10. Midnight Raid
- 11. Relations on a Slippery Slope
- 12. Sorry, But 'No' Sorry
- 13. Talking to the Taliban
- 14. Storming the Witches' Brew!
- 15. Death of Mullah Omar: Battle for Leadership
- 16. A Maverick in the White House
- 17. Shifting Sands of Afghanistan
- 18. The Endgame
- Notes
- Index
About the author
Zahid Hussain is an award-winning journalist and author. A former correspondent for The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal, he also has covered Pakistan and Afghanistan for several other international publications, including Associated Press, Newsweek, The Economist, and India Today. He is a regular columnist for Dawn.
Summary
This book elucidates implications for Afghanistan in the so-called war on terror while revealing US and Pakistan’s foreign policy initiatives.
