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World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 290834 2 282166 1990 Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan total:85|5:16|4:42|3:23|2:3|1:1| 85 324 145 12 6970 3.87 1943 279 3905697 224275 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 4 0 false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Aug 01 09:01:15 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 12:28:18 -0700 2007 Soldiers of God at the same time that I read The Bookseller of Kabul (for book club) and found Soldiers to be an enlightening companion read because while Bookseller focused on one family in Kabul, its interpersonal dynamics, and how religion and culture affected its members, Soldiers gave a ...more...]]> 57418040 63686 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 4 0 false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 16:02:16 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 16:03:51 -0700 2009 56162745 235321 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri May 15 06:50:13 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 06:52:00 -0700 2009 55230702 2291218 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 0 0 false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 23:07:13 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 23:19:10 -0700 2009 36473364 1526851 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 3 0 false Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Oct 29 07:36:34 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 07:37:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 21969701 1152195 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 4 0 false Sat May 10 00:25:18 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 00:25:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 11852289 750997 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Jan 06 22:34:28 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 22:35:58 -0800 2008 37490864 1707785 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 4 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 11 21:48:52 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 21:50:54 -0800 2008 5832503 297798 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 5 0 false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Sep 07 07:42:04 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 09:22:47 -0800 2009 8385649 545336 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 4 0 false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Oct 29 09:31:06 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 09:31:56 -0700 2007 6893956 171543 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 2 0 false Thu Sep 27 10:38:54 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 10:39:27 -0700 2007 73822398 2817973 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 0 0 false Wed Oct 07 21:27:14 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 21:32:51 -0700 2009 81289164 3051295 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 0 0 false Thu Dec 17 07:53:01 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 07:53:01 -0800 2009 80675301 3033531 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 0 0 false Fri Dec 11 11:46:45 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 11 11:47:12 -0800 2009 80621753 3030969 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 4 0 false Thu Dec 10 20:48:24 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 20:48:24 -0800 2009 79924699 776482 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 0 0 false Fri Dec 04 18:27:52 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 18:28:00 -0800 2009 79365359 2986371 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 3 0 false Sun Nov 29 20:51:56 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 20:51:56 -0800 2009 78674180 2971319 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 4 0 false Sun Nov 22 16:47:24 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 16:47:24 -0800 2009 78067559 3853 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 3 0 false Tue Nov 17 07:11:06 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 07:11:06 -0800 2009 77337211 1090841 290834 1400030250 9781400030255 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833m/290834.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173455833s/290834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/290834.Soldiers_of_God_With_Islamic_Warriors_in_Afghanistan_and_Pakistan 3.81 85
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey and learn how the thwarted Soviet invasion gave rise to the ruthless Taliban and the defining international conflagration of the twenty-first century.

Kaplan returns a decade later and brings to life a lawless frontier. What he reveals is astonishing: teeming refugee camps on the deeply contentious Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a war front that combines primitive fighters with the most technologically advanced weapons known to man; rigorous Islamic indoctrination academies; a land of minefields plagued by drought, fierce tribalism, insurmountable ethnic and religious divisions, an abysmal literacy rate, and legions of war orphans who seek stability in military brotherhood. Traveling alongside Islamic guerrilla fighters, sharing their food, observing their piety in the face of deprivation, and witnessing their determination, Kaplan offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country that are at the center of world events.]]> 1990 0 0 false Tue Nov 10 11:33:28 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 11:33:35 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=290834