The Dogs Are Eating Them Now: Our War in Afghanistan

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The Dogs are Eating Them Now is a highly personal narrative of the war in Afghanistan and how it went dangerously wrong. Written by a respected and fearless former foreign correspondent, who has won multiple awards for his journalism (including an Emmy for the video series Talking with the Taliban), this is a gripping account of modern warfare that takes readers into back alleys, cockpits and prisons - telling stories that would have endangered his life had he published this book while still working as a journalist.

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Praise for The Dogs Are Eating Them Now:
"...the definitive Canadian account of the Afghan war thus far. No one emerges from it unscathed, least of all its author. . . " The Vancouver Sun
"It is the most hard-won and heartfelt piece of journalism that exists on Canada's longest war." The Gazette
"A wise, enthralling, detailed, realistic account of his time in Afghanistan." The Globe and Mail

Author Bio

GRAEME SMITH is a Senior Analyst for the International Crisis Group, the world's leading independent, non-partisan source of analysis and advice to governments and intergovernmental bodies like the United Nations, European Union and World Bank on the prevention and resolution of deadly conflict. He covered the Afghan war for The Globe and Mail from 2005 to 2009. He is the winner of an Emmy Award, the Amnesty International Award, three National Newspaper Awards, and the Michener Award for public service. He lectures widely and served as an Adjunct Scholar at the US Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Based in Kabul, he travels frequently to Washington and Brussels.