The Wrong Enemy  (English, Hardcover, Gall Carlotta)

The Wrong Enemy: America In Afghanistan 2001 – 2014 is a record of the Afghan War by the author, Carlotta Gall, who was dedicated to reporting about the war from Afghanistan and Pakistan for almost the whole duration of the war. Read this account to know what actually caused the war that resulted in a lot of bloodshed that could be avoided to a large extent.

Summary of the Book

The 9/11 attacks were followed by a lot of havoc in America and other parts of the world. The Taliban were the most feared clan in the world, and still are because of the damage and terror they caused on that ill-fated day. This is a book that chronicles the Afghan war which the author says was caused because America made a mistake by trusting its ally who turned out to be their biggest enemy, Pakistan. This trust is supposedly the root cause for the ruthless destruction of the people of Afghanistan. Carlotta Gall has revealed plenty of evidence of how Pakistan played a major role in protecting Osama bin Laden, and says that they also trained many militants who operated from that region. She explains the role of Pakistan’s intelligence forces and government and their dubious activities. The book also contains her first-hand accounts of Pakistani intelligence thugs, Taliban warlords, American generals, Afghan politicians, and innocent people who were terrorized by the war. She has said that Afghanistan was never an enemy to anyone and was wronged throughout the period of the war.

About Carlotta Gall

Carlotta Gall is a British journalist who covers Afghanistan and Pakistan for The New York Times. She started her journalism career with The Moscow Times in 1994. She has done freelance work with British papers and American publications.