Eight years ago we chased the Taliban from Kabul and forced Al
Qaeda to find a new home. One by one the militants crossed the
border into Pakistan and settled in its tribal areas, building
alliances with locals and terrorizing or bribing their way to
power. This place - Pakistan's lawless frontier - is now the
epicenter of global terrorism. It is where young American and
British jihadists go to be trained, where the kidnapped are stowed
away, and where plots are hatched for deadly attacks all over the
world. It has become, in President Obama's words, "the most
dangerous place" - a hornet's nest of violent extremists, many of
whom now target their own state in vicious suicide- bombing
campaigns.
Imtiaz Gul, who knows the ins and outs of these groups and their
leaders, tackles the toughest questions about the current
situation: What can be done to bring the Pakistani Taliban under
control? Who funds these militants and what are their links to Al
Qaeda? Are they still supported by the ISI, Pakistan's all-powerful
intelligence agency?
Based on dozens of exclusive interviews with high-ranking
Pakistani intelligence, government and military officers and
extensive first-hand reporting, The Most Dangerous Place is a
gripping and definitive exposé of a region that Americans need
urgently to understand.
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