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Ultimately, along with a clear writing style, the
strengths of this book are Malkasian’s deep understanding of both sides of the insurgency, and his willingness to draw larger conclusions from his experience
in Garmser. It is not too soon to consider this a classic.
War Comes to Garmser is very highly recommended.
Scott Stephenson, Ph.D., Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas

NO EXIT FROM PAKISTAN:
America’s Tortured Relationship with Islamabad
Daniel S. Markey, Cambridge University Press, New
York, 2013, 237 pages, $27.99

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n his 2010 book My Life with the Taliban, Abdul
Salam Zaeef, a senior founding member of the
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