Afghanistan and Pakistan: Conflict, Extremism, and Resistance to Modernity
This book offers an insider’s extremely well-informed account of events in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and an insightful perspective on history that is normally not available in academic books. Riaz Mohammad Khan has produced a serious piece of work but one that is also eminently readable.(Shuja Nawaz, director, South Asia Center, Atlantic Council)The most compelling features of this book are the analysis of Pakistan’s intellectual crisis and of the interests of various regional players in Afghanistan.(Ziad Haider, Harvard Kennedy School)In the entire subcontinent, nothing like this work has been written or 'even attempted', matching the breadth of its sweep and the depth of its analyses.(A.G. NooraniFrontline)Riaz Mohammad Khan is uniquely qualified to provide an insider’s perspective on Pakistan’s involvement in Afghanistan and the complex interplay between internecine Afghan conflicts and the competing interests of external powers.(Dr Maleeha LodhiThe News International)Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand... what has gone wrong here over the last 64 years, and particularly the last 30 some.(Cyril AlmeidaDawn.com)An extremely important memoir-analysis... It is exceptionally important that US policymakers read the book.(Anatol LievenNew York Review of Books)For those with an interest in the view from Pakistan, Riaz Mohammad Khan's insider account will come as a welcome addition... his new book is refreshingly honest about the complex relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan.(Farzana ShaikhInternational Affairs)I wish there had been a book of this scope and analytic acumen available when I went to Pakistan for my first assignment there in 1984.(Alan Eastham, US Ambassador (Ret'd.))Khan is the epitome of a voice of reason in the Pakistan foreign policy establishment.(Michael SempleMiddle East Journal)The author is a voice for reason and moderation and provides both a history of and insights into the development of the present situation.(Michael KyleAsian Affairs)