Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Vintage Departures) Review “Robert Kaplan [is] a scholarly and adventurous journalist. . . . He draws attention to long-term trends that other writers have little noted.” —The New York Times “Soldiers of God is a thoughtful, insightful, highly readable book. Battlefield smart, rock solid.” —Dan Rather“Affecting and informative. . . . [Kaplan] answer[s] a number of important political questions.” —The New Yorker“[A] first-rate account. . . . [Kaplan’s] combination of firsthand war experience inside Afghanistan and extensive reporting . . . makes him sensitive to distinctions that often escaped even devoted promoters of the muj[ahidin].” —The Wall Street Journal  From the Publisher The bestselling author of Balkan Ghosts blistering portrait of war-ravaged Afghanistan and its devoted Islamic guerilla fightersfrom the mujahidin who defeated the Soviet invaders in the 1980s to todays Taliban militants. First time in paperback. VINTAGE DEPARTURES. 				    	 					              See all Product description