A whirlwind history of Afghanistan: how misguided U.S. policy keeps a country in turmoil.(I is for Infidel: From Holy War to Holy Terror, 18 Years Inside)(Book Review)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: February 10, 2006| Author: Coday, Dennis | Copyright information

I IS FOR INFIDEL: FROM HOLY WAR TO HOLY TERROR, 18 YEARS INSIDE By Kathy Gannon Public Affairs, 777 pages, $25

This slim volume is a great read. It takes the reader for an on-the-ground tour of Afghanistan guided by a Canadian who worked for 18 years as the Associated Press correspondent there. At times Kathy Gannon was the only Western journalist in the country.

Ms. Gannon takes the reader into the shambles of the bombproof bunker of Mullah Omar, the Taliban ...

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