Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights:#1 In 2001, the Taliban were still extremely fierce. They drove into the heart of the enemy camp, inside the high walls and inner courtyards of the Qala-i-Janghi, the House of War.#2 I was among a group of Western journalists who jostled forward as the Taliban car door opened.#3 In 2001, the Taliban had come close to achieving their goal of establishing an Islamist regime in Afghanistan, but the attacks of 9/11 against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon changed everything.#4 After the fall of Kunduz, the Taliban began deserting their posts and escaping to Kandahar or Pakistan. On November 13, the Taliban retreated from Kabul, under cover of darkness.