Bleeding Afghanistan
How the U.S. Destroyed a Country
$43.13
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2011
Summary
Through in-depth research and detailed historical context, Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls report on the injustice of U.S. policies in Afghanistan historically and in the post-9⁄11 era. Drawing from declassified government documents and on-the-ground interviews with Afghan activists, journalists, lawyers, refugees, and students, Bleeding Afghanistan examines the connections between the U.S. training and arming of Mujahideen commanders and the subversion of Afghan democracy today. Bleeding …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781583227312 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1583227318 |
| Author: | Sonali Kolhatkar, James Ingalls |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 466g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 140mm |
| Series: | Open Media |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“A wake-up call to everyone who thought the war in Afghanistan was a success story.” –Eve Ensler
“This is not The Bookseller of Kabul or The Kite Runner. It is not for latte-drinking liberals who want to save exotic Afghan women or men. It’s about what America is really doing today in Afghanistan after the Taliban was ousted, and what we did before.” –Pratap Chatterjee, author of Iraq, Inq.: A Profitable Occupation
About The Author
Sonali Kolhatkar
Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls are the co-directors of the Afghan Women’s Mission, a US-based non-profit organisation that works with the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA). Their writings have appeared in Z Magazine, Foreign Policy in Focus, on Alternet, Common Dreams and in Counter Punch. In February 2005, Kolhatkar and Ingalls travelled to Afghanistan to witness first-hand the results of US policy and to understand how ordinary Afghans felt about the war. Sonali Kolhatkar is the host and producer of Uprising, a popular, daily, drive-time program on KPFK, Pacific Radio in Los Angeles. James Ingalls is a Staff Scientist at the Spitzer Science Center at the California Institute of Technology.
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