Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Book: My Life With the Taliban - Autobiography by Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef

A new book just released is an autobiography by a former high-level Taliban leader called Abdul Salam Zaeef.  Zaeef held various important positions in the Taliban organization and was once the Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan.  The book was originally wrote in Pashto by Zaeef and has been translated and edited by Alex Strick van Linschoten - a researcher who lives in Kandahar, Afghanistan.  The author describes his life including his early years, the time fighting the jihad against the Russians, his time with the Taliban and connections with the Pakistan intelligence services.

To learn more about the book or buy it online from Amazon.com click on the link below:

My Life with the Taliban

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