Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan
“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 Godis 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