Facing up to the Forbidden

War and Pieces

Steve Coll goes deeper into the debacle in Afghanistan

‘We need a book of the times we’re living in’

Investigative journalists Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark tell Shikha Kumar about the research for their bestselling book on Osama bin Laden. A film is in the making

ISIS: The End of an Idea

The defeat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria should not be an occasion for global complacency. Anchal Vohra reports from Najaf and Baghdad

Blood in the Sand

A line drawn in Afghanistan which changed the history of the subcontinent forever

Export Finance: Overseas Projects in the Spotlight

Man on the Run

A brisk and informative account of Osama bin Laden’s years in hiding after 9/11

ISI: The Evil Within

The ISI will continue to be a regional menace

In Pursuit of Honour

The story of an Afghan woman hunted for the crime of taking control of her own life

Kabul Calling

Ravaged by war, terror and bad politics, Afghanistan is waiting for a new life after the withdrawal of American troops