Looking For The Enemy

'Bette Dam's biography/hunt for the truth behind the figure of Mullah Omar will change everything you thought you know about Afghanistan.' --Victor Blue, fellow at the New America Foundation, photographer for The New York Times 'Bette Dam is the most knowledgeable scholar on Mullah Omar.' --Carter Malkasian, former adviser to American military commanders in Afghanistan 'Dam's richly detailed study, based on years spent tracking the Taliban as an investigative journalist, exposes many of the inner workings of the group-and highlights how little the West truly understands about how the movement functions.' --Review in Foreign Affairs 'Bette Dam is one of the most talented researchers I know.' --Anand Gopal, author Pulitzer-nominated No Good Men Among the Living